All Cyrus the Great Quotes
- 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… Action
- Diversity in counsel, unity in command. Army
- Whenever you can, act as a liberator. Freedom, dignity, wealth - these three together constitute the greatest happiness of humanity. If you bequeath all three… Act
- Success always calls for greater generosity - though most people, lost in the darkness of their own egos, treat it as an occasion for greater… Always Calls
- 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.… Army
- 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… Brevity
- 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
- All men have their frailties; and whoever looks for a friend without imperfections, will never find what he seeks. All
- We love ourselves notwithstanding our faults, and we ought to love our friends in like manner. Faults
- 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,… Belief
- A man's enjoyment of all good things is in exact proportion to the pains he has undergone to gain them. All
- Even if the skies were shorter than my knees, I would not kneel. Inspirational