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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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"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."
— Xenophon

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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. — Xenophon

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Xenophon was a Soldier from Ancient_Greece (-430–354).

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This quote is attributed to Xenophon, a Soldier from Ancient_Greece.
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Xenophon lived from -430 – 354.