Cyrus The Great Quotes & Sayings
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Famous Quotes By Cyrus The Great
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. — Cyrus The Great
We love ourselves notwithstanding our faults, and we ought to love our friends in like manner. — Cyrus The Great
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. — Cyrus The Great
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. — Cyrus The Great
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. — Cyrus The Great
Even if the skies were shorter than my knees, I would not kneel. — Cyrus The Great
A man's enjoyment of all good things is in exact proportion to the pains he has undergone to gain them. — Cyrus The Great
All men have their frailties; and whoever looks for a friend without imperfections, will never find what he seeks. — Cyrus The Great
I am Cyrus, king of the world ... — Cyrus The Great
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. — Cyrus The Great