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The thing is to get them to turn their thoughts to what they mean to do, instead of to what they are likely to suffer. - Xenophon
" "The thing is to get them to turn their thoughts to what they mean to do, instead of to what they are likely to suffer.
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About Xenophon
Xenophon (Greek Ξενοφῶν, c. 431 BC – c. 354 BC) was an Athenian author, historian and mercenary, who led the epic retreat of the Ten Thousand from Mesopotamia to the Black Sea coast. He knew Socrates, Cyrus the Younger and Agesilaus II of Sparta, and wrote about all of them.
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Native Name:
Ξενοφών
Also Known As:
Attic Muse
Alternative Names:
Xenophon of Athens
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In this mood he [Proxenus] threw himself into the projects of Cyrus, and in return expected to derive from this essay the reward of a great name, large power, and wide wealth. But for all that he pitched his hopes so high, it was none the less evident that he would refuse to gain any of the ends he set before him wrongfully. Righteously and honourably he would obtain them, if he might, or else forego them.
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