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Quotation from The Persian Expedition by Xenophon
“by the same token we shall all one day be dead, but that is no reason why meantime we should all be buried alive”
The Persian Expedition, Book V, Chapter VIII, trans. H. G. Dakyns (1890s)
Defending himself against charges of assault, Xenophon recounts striking a soldier who was about to bury a disabled comrade who was still alive.
Citation: "by the same token we shall all one day be dead, but that is no reason why meantime we should all be buried alive" — Xenophon, The Persian Expedition, Book V, Chapter VIII, trans. H. G. Dakyns (1890s). (id the-persian-expedition-q11)
Virtues: Fortitude
