For what the horse does under compulsion, as Simon also observes, is done without understanding; and there is no beauty in it either, any more than if one should whip and spur a dancer.

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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...

The sweetest sound of all is praise.

The sweetest sound of all is praise.

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,...

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,...

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...

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 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...

The sweetest of all sounds is praise.

The sweetest of all sounds is praise.

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...

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...

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 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...

No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for your stomach's sake and...

No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for your stomach's sake and...

And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, / Let me pass...

And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, / Let me pass...

Socrates said, Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat...

Socrates said, Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat...

And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The...

And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The...

Drink some wine ere you go: fare you well.

Drink some wine ere you go: fare you well.

And if ye have erred, and not observed all these commandments, which the LORD hath...

And if ye have erred, and not observed all these commandments, which the LORD hath...

Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit,...

Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit,...