Xenophon

"A life spent learning is a life well spent."

"The greatest armor is an honest conscience."

"To teach well is to inspire the student to teach himself."

"The path to happiness is found in duty well performed."

"No tyranny is greater than the tyranny of ignorance."

"A true friend is one who remains loyal in adversity."

"The measure of a man is what he does when no one is watching."

"Wealth is measured not by what you have, but by what you can do without."

"The seasoned warrior knows that victory begins in the mind before the first blow is struck."

"To understand the nature of things, one must observe them in their natural state, undisturbed by opinion."

"A man who cannot govern himself is unfit to govern others."

"The pursuit of pleasure without purpose leads to the erosion of the soul."

"In the company of the wise, even silence becomes an education."

"Those who build their fortunes on the suffering of others shall not sleep peacefully."

"Memory is the treasury of all things; without it, we are mere shadows."

"The horse respects the rider who combines firmness with fairness."

"To be forgotten by history is a kind of death; to be remembered is a kind of immortality."

"The art of conversation is the art of listening more than speaking."

"Wealth obtained through vice is poverty of the spirit."

"The greatest general is not he who wins the most battles, but he who preserves the most lives."

"In solitude, a man discovers who he truly is without the masks of society."

"The body grows strong through exertion; the mind grows strong through questioning."

"Fear whispers that we are inadequate; courage responds that we are enough."

"A friend who abandons you in difficulty was never truly your friend."

"The measure of a society is how it treats those who have nothing."

"Nature teaches patience to those willing to observe her seasons."

"The pursuit of knowledge is the only inheritance that cannot be stolen."

"A leader who blames others for his failures has already lost his followers."

"The beauty of a thing lies not in its appearance but in its purpose fulfilled."

"To live without examining one's life is to live like the unthinking beasts."