Xenophon

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avg rating: 4.13 | 173 ratings | 56 distinct works

	The Persian Expedition (Penguin Classics) by Xenophon avg rating 4.12 — 51 ratings — published 1958 23 editions	my rating:
	A History of My Times (Penguin Classics) by Xenophon avg rating 3.95 — 21 ratings — published 1979	my rating:
	The Education of Cyrus (Agora Editions) by Xenophon avg rating 4.40 — 10 ratings — published 2001 7 editions	my rating:
	Conversations of Socrates (Penguin Classics) by Xenophon avg rating 3.82 — 11 ratings — published 1990 2 editions	my rating:
	The Trials of Socrates: Six Classic Texts (Paperback) by Xenophon avg rating 4.10 — 10 ratings — published 2002	my rating:
	The Art of Horsemanship (Paperback) by Xenophon avg rating 4.33 — 6 ratings — published 2006 2 editions	my rating:
	Hiero the Tyrant and Other Treatises (Penguin Classics) by Xenophon avg rating 3.80 — 5 ratings — published 2006 3 editions	my rating:
	Xenophon Hiero. Agesilaus. Constitution of the Lacedaemonians. Ways and Means. Cavalry Commander. Art of Horsemanship. On Hunting. Constitution of the Athenians (Loeb Classical Library) by Xenophon avg rating 5.00 — 2 ratings — published 1925	my rating:
	Xenophon: Memorabilia (Agora Editions) by Xenophon avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published 2001 5 editions	my rating:
	Penguin Epics : 'The Sea, The Sea' (Paperback) by Xenophon avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published 2006 4 editions	my rating:

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quotes by Xenophon

"To quote a dictum of Simon, what a horse does under compulsion he does blindly, and his performance is no more beautiful than would be that of a ballet-dancer taught by whip and goad."
— Xenophon (The Art of Horsemanship)

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"anything forced is not beautiful"
— Xenophon (The Art of Horsemanship)

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"If you consider what are called the virtues in mankind, you will find their growth is assisted by education and cultivation.
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— Xenophon

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