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“One time, a dinner was held in the presence of the sovereign, and the guests were generals; I was among them. While some of the generals boasted about their achievements, I intervened in the conversation with the following words: It is said that Phokion's wife, when asked why she does not wear as much jewelry as other women, replied: 'my jewelry is my husband's success.' For exactly the same reason, if someone would ask me, wanting to know about my jewelry, I would answer that they are the successes of my soldiers.”