"The sweetest sound of all is praise." — Xenophon

"The sweetest sound of all is praise."

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12 Quotes by Xenophon

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The sweetest of all sounds is praise.
The true test of a leader is whether his followers will adhere to his cause from their own volition, enduring…
There is small risk a general will be regarded with contempt by those he leads, if, whatever he may have…
Wherever magistrates were appointed from among those who complied with the injunctions of the laws, Socrates considered the government to…
For drink, there was beer which was very strong when not mingled with water, but was agreeable to those who…
Excess of grief for the dead is madness; for it is an injury to the living, and the dead know…
He who eats with most pleasure is he who least requires sauce.
For what the horse does under compulsion, as Simon also observes, is done without understanding; and there is no beauty…
A horse is a thing of beauty... none will tire of looking at him as long as he displays himself…
Agriculture for an honorable and highminded man, is the best of all occupations or arts by which men procure the…
As to what happened next, it is possible to maintain that the hand of heaven was involved, and also possible…

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