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

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;...

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...

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,...

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...

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.

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 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 sweetest of all sounds is praise.

The sweetest of all sounds is praise.

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;...

When god created the horse, he said to the magnificent creature: I have made thee...

When god created the horse, he said to the magnificent creature: I have made thee...

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 -...

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

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

His neigh is like the bidding of a monarch, and his countenance enforces homage.

His neigh is like the bidding of a monarch, and his countenance enforces homage.

The horse, the horse! The symbol of surging potency and power of movement, of action.

The horse, the horse! The symbol of surging potency and power of movement, of action.

Horses make a landscape look beautiful

Horses make a landscape look beautiful

So philosophers so throughly comprehend us as horses.

So philosophers so throughly comprehend us as horses.