Agriculture for an honorable and highminded man, is the best of all occupations or arts by which men procure the means of living

Quote by Xenophon

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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...

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...

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;...

The sweetest sound of all is praise.

The sweetest sound of all is praise.

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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;...

The sweetest of all sounds is praise.

The sweetest of all sounds is praise.

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

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

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 most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who Is able to think...

The most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who Is able to think...

The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government.

The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government.

I bear solemn witness to the fact that NATO heads of state and of government...

I bear solemn witness to the fact that NATO heads of state and of government...

Under a Presidential government, a nation has, except at the electing moment, no influence; it...

Under a Presidential government, a nation has, except at the electing moment, no influence; it...

Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one -...

Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one -...

Our best protection against bigger government in Washington is better government in the states

Our best protection against bigger government in Washington is better government in the states

In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from...

In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from...