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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Success always calls for greater generosity - though most people, lost in the darkness of their own egos, treat it as an occasion for… — Cyrus the Great Copy Share Image
All men have their frailties; and whoever looks for a friend without imperfections, will never find what he seeks. — Cyrus the Great Copy Share Image
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… — Cyrus the Great Copy Share Image
O man, whoever you are and wherever you come from, for I know you will come, I am Cyrus who won the Persians their… — Cyrus the Great Copy Share Image
May all the gods whom I settled in their sacred centers ask daily of Bêl and Nâbu that my days be long and may… — Cyrus the Great Copy Share Image
We love ourselves notwithstanding our faults, and we ought to love our friends in like manner. — Cyrus the Great Copy Share Image
In my experience, men who respond to good fortune with modesty and kindness are harder to find than those who face adversity with courage. — Cyrus the Great Copy Share Image
Do not suppose, my dearest sons, that when I have left you I shall be nowhere and no one. Even when I was with… — Cyrus the Great Copy Share Image
You cannot be buried in obscurity: you are exposed upon a grand theater to the view of the world. If your actions are upright… — Cyrus the Great Copy Share Image
