Xenophon

"A horse is useful before battle and useless in counsel."

"He who loses money loses much; he who loses a friend loses more."

"Obedience is the mother of success and success is the parent of saving."

"Better three hours too soon than a minute too late."

"Nature has given us two ears, two eyes, and but one tongue, to the end that we should hear and see more than we speak."

"The unjust acquisition of wealth is ever attended by remorse."

"To be everywhere is to be nowhere."

"Know thyself and you will know the universe and the gods."

"Death is not terrible, but to live defeated and inglorious is."

"A fool's tongue is long enough to cut his own throat."

"The one who plants trees knowing he will never sit in their shade understands the meaning of life."

"Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings; so shall you gain easily what others have labored hard for."

"The superior man thinks always of virtue, the common man thinks of comfort."

"He who is not contented with what he has would not be contented with what he would like to have."

"An oath is an end to dispute."

"Wealth and wisdom are not always companions."

"The foundation of every state is the education of its youth."

"To have the respect of your peers is worth more than gold."

"Let no one delay the pursuit of wisdom; for even if he is young, the hour of death comes for everyone."

"The man who commits injustice is ever made wretched by it."

"Temperance is the noblest virtue, for without it, no other virtue can long endure."

"Words are the shadows of deeds."

"A man may be very industrious and yet not thrifty."

"The most necessary thing is to choose rightly among friends."

"Nothing is more monstrous than ingratitude."

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

"Justice and power must be brought together; otherwise injustice will prevail."

"The tongue is a small thing, but it can accomplish great things."

"Let him who would move the world first move himself."

"A warrior's greatest weapon is patience."