I will now explain how he helped those who were eager to win distinction by making them qualify themselves for the honours they coveted.
He once heard that Dionysodorus had arrived at Athens , and gave out that he was going to teach generalship. Being aware that one of his companions wished to obtain the office of general from the state, he addressed him thus:
Memorabilia. Xenophon. Edgar Carew Marchant (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1923.
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