A horse is a thing of beauty... none will tire of looking at him as long as he displays himself in his splendor.

Quote by Xenophon

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The true test of a leader is whether his followers will adhere to his cause...

The true test of a leader is whether his followers will adhere to his cause...

There is small risk a general will be regarded with contempt by those he leads,...

There is small risk a general will be regarded with contempt by those he leads,...

The sweetest sound of all is praise.

The sweetest sound of all is praise.

Agriculture for an honorable and highminded man, is the best of all occupations or arts...

Agriculture for an honorable and highminded man, is the best of all occupations or arts...

For drink, there was beer which was very strong when not mingled with water, but...

For drink, there was beer which was very strong when not mingled with water, but...

For what the horse does under compulsion, as Simon also observes, is done without understanding;...

For what the horse does under compulsion, as Simon also observes, is done without understanding;...

Excess of grief for the dead is madness; for it is an injury to the...

Excess of grief for the dead is madness; for it is an injury to the...

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

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

For what the horse does under compulsion, as Simon also observes, is done without understanding;...

For what the horse does under compulsion, as Simon also observes, is done without understanding;...

Wherever magistrates were appointed from among those who complied with the injunctions of the laws,...

Wherever magistrates were appointed from among those who complied with the injunctions of the laws,...

The sweetest of all sounds is praise.

The sweetest of all sounds is praise.

As to what happened next, it is possible to maintain that the hand of heaven...

As to what happened next, it is possible to maintain that the hand of heaven...

A horse is a thing of beauty... none will tire of looking at him as...

A horse is a thing of beauty... none will tire of looking at him as...

The horse is an archetypal symbol which will always find ways to stir up deep...

The horse is an archetypal symbol which will always find ways to stir up deep...

So philosophers so throughly comprehend us as horses.

So philosophers so throughly comprehend us as horses.

Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest.

Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest.

If you have seen nothing but the beauty of their markings and limbs, their true...

If you have seen nothing but the beauty of their markings and limbs, their true...

The wagon rests in winter, the sleigh in summer, the horse never.

The wagon rests in winter, the sleigh in summer, the horse never.

I may not be a horse whisperer, but I certainly can and do shout at...

I may not be a horse whisperer, but I certainly can and do shout at...

A horse is the projection of peoples' dreams about themselves - strong, powerful, beautiful -...

A horse is the projection of peoples' dreams about themselves - strong, powerful, beautiful -...