12 Xenophon Quotes for You to Enjoy

Xenophon

Greek Soldier

Died: 357 BC

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The true test of a leader is whether his followers will adhere to his cause from their own volition, enduring the most arduous hardships without being forced to do so, and remaining steadfast in the moments of greatest peril. Xenophon

Cause Hardships Will Leader Own Adhere Followers Steadfast Arduous Remaining Volition True Most Peril Forced Without Greatest Test True Test His Being Enduring Whether Moments

Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything. Xenophon

Everything Fine Accuracy Fast

Menon the Thessalian did not either conceal his immoderate desire of riches or his desire of commanding, in order to increase them, or of being esteemed for the same reason. He desired to be well with those in power, that his injustice might escape punishment. Xenophon

Injustice Power Increase Those Punishment He Conceal Well His Commanding Escape Did Same Being Order Esteemed Either Them Might Riches Reason Desire Desired

He who eats with most pleasure is he who least requires sauce. Xenophon

Pleasure Eats He Most Least Requires Who Sauce

For drink, there was beer which was very strong when not mingled with water, but was agreeable to those who were used to it. They drank this with a reed, out of the vessel that held the beer, upon which they saw the barley swim. Xenophon

Beer Water Strong Drank Saw Those Out Drink Reed Were Very Vessel Which Held Used Barley Who Swim Agreeable

A Persian army being then subject to great inconveniences, for their horses are tied and generally shackled to prevent them from running away, and if an alarm happens, a Persian has the housing to fix, his horse to bridle, and his corslet to put on before he can mount. Xenophon

Great Army Before Running Running Away Shackled Prevent Horse Horses Generally He Put Tied Housing His Subject Mount Persian Fix Being Happens Them Then Bridle Away Alarm Inconvenience

Let a man sow a field or plant a farm never so well, yet he cannot foretell who will gather in the fruits; another may build him a house of fairest proportion, yet he knows not who will inhabit it. Xenophon

You know that neither numbers nor strength give the victory, but that side which, with the assistance of the gods, attacks with the greatest resolution is generally irresistible. Xenophon

Strength You Victory Side Neither Give Attacks Generally Know Greatest Nor Gods Irresistible Which Assistance Numbers Resolution

All the children of the great men in Persia are brought up at court, where they have an opportunity of learning great modesty, and where nothing immodest is ever heard or seen. Xenophon

Great Learning Opportunity Men Seen Nothing Great Men Brought Court Heard Up Persia Where Children Modesty Ever

Cyrus was observed to have more docility than any of his years and to show more submission to those of an advanced age than any other children, though of a condition inferior to his own. Xenophon

Age Submission Own Other Those Though More Advanced Observed His Years Condition Than Inferior Any Children Show

I will venture to maintain that where the teacher is not pleasing to the pupil, there is no education. Xenophon

Education Teacher Will Pleasing Pupil Maintain Venture Where