Quote of Xenophon - For what the horse does under...
Biography - Xenophon:
Greek philosopher, historian and soldier
*Approximate years of birth and death.
Born: -430 - Died: -355
Period:
4th century BC
5th century BC
Place of birth: Greece
Born: -430 - Died: -355
Period:
4th century BC
5th century BC
Place of birth: Greece
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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Quotes about beauty:
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Excess of grief for the dead is madness for it is an injury to the living, and the dead know it not.
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