Xenophon

Historian Soldier Ancient Greece 430 – 354

Greek soldier and author who chronicled military campaigns and philosophy.

374 quotes

"To be ignorant of one's ignorance is the disease of the ignorant."
Knowledge
"He is a wise man who speaks little and acts much."
Wisdom
"Nature itself is the best physician."
Nature
"Love is a serious mental disease."
Love
"The only true wisdom is knowing you know nothing."
Philosophy
"Men regulate their conduct by the examples of others."
Inspiration
"One finds the short and straight path when one travels with a good friend."
Friendship
"It takes no more time to tell the truth than it does to lie."
Truth
"Prosperity makes friends; adversity tries them."
Friendship
"It is not shameful to learn from others."
Education
"The best expenditure is for the education of the young."
Education
"In matters of principle, stand like a rock."
Perseverance
"Fear of war is frequently justified fear."
Fear
"The state that values soldiers will always have soldiers."
Power
"Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the conviction that something is worth doing."
Hope
"Money is only so useful as it is spent."
Money
"The soul is not healed by money."
Wisdom
"A just man is rewarded by the gods."
Justice
"The greatest pleasure is to deceive the deceiver."
Humor
"Without friends, no one would choose to live."
Friendship
"Silence is sometimes an art."
Solitude
"The adventure is not the finding of the unknown; the adventure is the search."
Adventure
"Memory is the treasury of a orator."
Creativity
"In the night of death, hope sees a star."
Hope
"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see."
Art
"A man is not poor if he can still enjoy his meal."
Gratitude
"The wicked are always surprised to find ability in the good."
Inspiration
"Patience is the virtue of the strong."
Patience
"To be governed is to watch over oneself."
Leadership
"Economy is the mother of all freedom."
Freedom