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Cyrus II of Persia (Old Persian:

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A man's enjoyment of all good things is in exact proportion to the pains he has undergone to gain them.

Gain, Gains, Good, Men, Pain, Pains

Even if the skies were shorter than my knees, I would not kneel.

Ifs, Kneel, Knees, Shorter, Sky

Diversity in counsel, unity in command.

Army, Command, Counsel, Diversity, Unity

All men have their frailties; and whoever looks for a friend without imperfections, will never find what he seeks.

Frailties, Imperfection, Looks, Men, Seeks

I am Cyrus, king of the world.

Cyrus, King, Kings, World

May all the gods whom I settled in their sacred centers ask daily of Bêl and Nâbu that my days be long and may they intercede for my welfare. . . . The people of Babylon blessed my kingship, and I settled all the lands in peaceful abodes.

Blessed, Centers, Days, Intercede, Land, Long

Do not suppose, my dearest sons, that when I have left you I shall be nowhere and no one. Even when I was with you, you did not see my soul, but knew that it was in this body of mine from what I did. Believe then that it is still the same, even though you see it not.

Believe, Left, Son, Soul, Suppose

We love ourselves notwithstanding our faults, and we ought to love our friends in like manner.

Faults, Love, Notwithstanding, Ought

Success always calls for greater generosity - though most people, lost in the darkness of their own egos, treat it as an occasion for greater greed. Collecting boot is not an end itself, but only a means for building an empire. Riches would be of little use to us now - except as a means of winning new friends.

Army, Mean, Occasion, People, Use, Winning

Whenever you can, act as a liberator. Freedom, dignity, wealth - these three together constitute the greatest happiness of humanity. If you bequeath all three to your people, their love for you will never die.

Army, Humanity, Love, People, Wealth

You cannot be buried in obscurity: you are exposed upon a grand theater to the view of the world. If your actions are upright and benevolent, be assured they will augment your power and happiness.

Army, Augment, Buried, Happiness, Power, Theater

Brevity is the soul of command. Too much talking suggests desperation on the part of the leader. Speak shortly, decisively and to the point–and couch your desires in such natural logic that no one can raise objections. Then move on.

Moving, Talking, Leader, Shortly, Desperation

O man, whoever you are and wherever you come from, for I know you will come, I am Cyrus who won the Persians their empire. Do not therefore begrudge me this bit of earth that covers my bones.

Army, Earth, Man, Men, Persians, Won

In my experience, men who respond to good fortune with modesty and kindness are harder to find than those who face adversity with courage.

Adversity, Courage, Fortune, Kindness, Men