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“In my experience, men who respond to good fortune with modesty and kindness are harder to find than those who face adversity with courage. For in the very nature of things, success tends to create pride and blindness in the hearts of men, while suffering teaches them to be patient and strong.”
― Xenophon, Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War

“self-confidence should always ride side by side with a strong sense of humility.”
― Xenophon, Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War

“Remember the lessons of history. Remember how often whole peoples have allowed themselves to be persuaded to go to war by 鈥榳ise鈥� men鈥攁nd then been utterly destroyed by the very enemy they agreed to attack! Remember how many statesmen have helped raise new leadership to power鈥攁nd then been overthrown by their own prot茅g茅s! Remember how often leaders have chosen to treat their friends like slaves鈥攁nd then perished in the revolutions caused by their idiotic methods! How many powerful men have craved to dominate the world鈥攁nd by overreaching have lost everything they once possessed!”
― Xenophon, Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War

“Brevity is the soul of command.”
― Xenophon, Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War

“A man may hate cruelty and lies, but if he鈥檚 never given an opportunity to show what he鈥檚 made of, no one will remember him when he dies.”
― Xenophon, Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War

“Leaders must always set the highest standard. In a summer campaign, leaders must always endure their share of the sun and the heat and, in winter, the cold and the frost. In all labors, leaders must prove tireless if they want to enjoy the trust of their followers.”
― Xenophon, Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War

“battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.”
― Xenophon, Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War

“There is a deep鈥攁nd usually frustrated鈥攄esire in the heart of everyone to act with benevolence rather than selfishness, and one fine instance of generosity can inspire dozens more.”
― Xenophon, Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War

“Misleaders are slow to work hard but quick to act on greed. They convince their men that dishonest behavior leads to great wealth.”
― Xenophon, Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War

“Truly, men often fail to understand their own weaknesses,鈥� I said neutrally, 鈥渁nd their lack of self-knowledge can bring terrible disasters down on their own heads.”
― Xenophon, Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War

“Most of us are always trying to increase our wealth, but you and your officers seem far more concerned with perfecting your souls.”
― Xenophon, Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War

“I made my people understand the crucial difference between modesty and self-control. The modest person, I told them, will do nothing blameworthy in the light of day, but a true paragon of self-control鈥攚hich we all should strive to be鈥攁voids unworthy actions even in the deepest secrecy of his private life.”
― Xenophon, Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War

“In the Face of Danger, Be Eager, Not Intimidated 聽”
― Xenophon, Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War

“there was something in me that would not rest until I fulfilled a grand destiny. Thus I created an empire in my thoughts long before I began to win an empire in reality. When”
― Xenophon, Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War

“An impostor is a man who claims more wealth and courage than he actually possesses. He鈥檚 a man who begins what he can never finish. On the other hand, those who can make their friends laugh are men of good taste.鈥� My”
― Xenophon, Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War

“Early on, you can expect no one to believe in your destiny as much as yourself.”
― Xenophon, Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War

“Success always calls for greater generosity鈥攖hough most people, lost in the darkness of their own egos, treat it as an occasion for greater greed.”
― Xenophon, Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War

“For in the very nature of things, success tends to create pride and blindness in the hearts of men, while suffering teaches them to be patient and strong.鈥� 鈥淲ell spoken, Gobryas!鈥� exclaimed”
― Xenophon, Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War

“And even as you鈥檙e working to ensure the health of your army, you must remember to take care of your own.”
― Xenophon, Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War

“What angers me are all those kings who are fabled for the heaps of gold in their coffers, and their freedom from trouble and pain. I have a different vision. I say that the true leader shuns luxury and ease. Once in power, he should want to work harder than ever.”
― Xenophon, Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War

“I would force myself again and again to guard against my own overeagerness. Such self-control was crucial, for many times it led to great victories when self-indulgence might have led to defeats.”
― Xenophon, Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War

“Success Should Never Breed Complacency”
― Xenophon, Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War

“I deeply believe that leaders, whatever their profession, are wrong to allow distinctions of rank to flourish within their organizations. Living together on equal terms helps people develop deeper bonds and creates a common conscience.”
― Xenophon, Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War

“Just as the various trades are most highly developed in large cities, in the same way food at the palace is prepared in a far superior manner. In small towns the same man makes couches, doors, ploughs and tables, and often he even builds houses, and still he is thankful if only he can find enough work to support himself. And it is impossible for a man of many trades to do all of them well. In large cities, however, because many make demands on each trade, one alone is enough to support a man, and often less than one: for instance one man makes shoes for men, another for women, there are places even where one man earns a living just by mending shoes, another by cutting them out, another just by sewing the uppers together, while there is another who performs none of these operations but assembles the parts, Of necessity, he who pursues a very specialized task will do it best.”
― xenophon, The Education of Cyrus

“battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.鈥� Syazarees”
― Xenophon, Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War

“Let Your Tools Be Equal to the Task 聽 I”
― Xenophon, Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War

“The suffering of the leader is always lightened by his glory. As much as possible, you must let others share in your glory, so that they never lose heart.鈥� I”
― Xenophon, Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War

“If you wish to be thought a good estate manager, or a good horseman, or a good physician, or a good flute player without really being one, just imagine all the tricks you have to invent just to keep up appearances. You might succeed at first, but in the end you鈥檙e going to be exposed as an impostor.”
― Xenophon, Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War

“I once heard you say that dealing with gods and dealing with men weren鈥檛 such different things. A prince, you taught me, should honor both gods and men during his days of good fortune, so that both men and gods will remember him in his time of need.鈥� 聽 True”
― Xenophon, Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War

“To recognize this situation is not to call for a less calculated kind of leadership: It is always the cunning, not the na茂ve, who rise to power, and leaders must use artfulness to make any organization whatsoever work well. Yet they must never be guided by cynical and self-serving counsels. If they don鈥檛 call upon their higher selves, they will descend further into petty egotism and tyrannical behavior.”
― Xenophon, Cyrus the Great: The Arts of Leadership and War