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.

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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 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...

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;...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

I sort of missed one big thing, to touch first base. I hope I didn't...

I sort of missed one big thing, to touch first base. I hope I didn't...

Destiny is something not be to desired and not to be avoided. a mystery not...

Destiny is something not be to desired and not to be avoided. a mystery not...

The history of men's opposition to women's emancipation is more interesting perhaps than the story...

The history of men's opposition to women's emancipation is more interesting perhaps than the story...

Revolutions are the locomotives of history.

Revolutions are the locomotives of history.

In their (women) quest for rights they have naturally placed emphasis on their wrongs rather...

In their (women) quest for rights they have naturally placed emphasis on their wrongs rather...

Everything must be recaptured and relocated in the general framework of history, so that despite...

Everything must be recaptured and relocated in the general framework of history, so that despite...

Just as philosophy is the study of other people's misconceptions, so history is the study...

Just as philosophy is the study of other people's misconceptions, so history is the study...