78 Quotes by Xenophon

The true test of a leader is whether his followers will adhere to his cause from their own volition, enduring the most arduous hardships without being forced to do so, and remaining steadfast in the moments of greatest peril.

Excess of grief for the dead is madness; for it is an injury to the living, and the dead know it not.

Wherever magistrates were appointed from among those who complied with the injunctions of the laws, Socrates considered the government to be an aristocracy.

He who eats with most pleasure is he who least requires sauce.

There is small risk a general will be regarded with contempt by those he leads, if, whatever he may have to preach, he shows himself best able to perform.

People often say what is right and do what is wrong; but nobody can be in the wrong if he is doing what is right.

Nothing that is really good and admirable is granted by the gods to men without some effort and application.

Misleaders are slow to work hard but quick to act on greed. They convince their men that dishonest behavior leads to great wealth.

Success Should Never Breed Complacency.