Arrian

Arrian (c. 90-173+)

"Sir, if there is one thing above all others a successful man should know, it is when to stop."

• A speech by Coenus to Alexander the Great written by Arrian in The Campaigns of Alexander (Book 5), translated by Aubrey de Sélincourt and revised by J. Hamilton. New York; Penguin Classics, 1971.

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