Xenophon

"The sweetest of all sounds is praise."

"He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command."

"It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself."

"Know thyself."

"The desire to know is natural to good men."

"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants and a contented mind."

"It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well."

"The gods help those who help themselves."

"He who conquers himself is greater than he who takes a city."

"Friendly battle is the highest form of play."

"The greatest wealth is a poverty of wants."

"A man's own household is his first state."

"Those who know do not speak; those who speak do not know."

"Time is the most precious thing in the world."

"Perseverance is more prevailing than violence."

"In the arena of human life, the honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action."

"Beauty is the flower of virtue."

"Freedom is the most noble of all possessions."

"The most valuable of all talents is never using two words when one will do."

"There is nothing better than truth."

"Piety is the ornament of the aged."

"He who has least to do with the past will have most to do with the future."

"The ultimate victory must be won, not by arms, but by moral force."

"It is far better to be envied than pitied."

"He who dares to look upon death without fear is free."

"The poor are always laborious."

"Kindness is the life of the law."

"An army marches on its stomach."

"Success consists in doing what you can do well."

"The soul cannot be saved if the body is harmed."