Associations to the word «Xenophon»

Wiktionary

XENOPHON, proper noun. Athenian historian and philosopher born 427 BCE and author of the Anabasis and Memorabilia. He was a pupil of Socrates and became a general during the Persian wars.

Dictionary definition

XENOPHON, noun. Greek general and historian; student of Socrates (430-355 BC).

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca