Great Throughts Treasury
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Cyrus the Great, aka Cyrus the Elder, Cyrus II or Cyrus of Persia NULL
Founder of Persian Empire under the Achaemenid Dynasty who founded Persia by uniting the two original Iranian Tribes- the Medes and the Persians
"All men have their frailties; and whoever looks for a friend without imperfections, will never find what he seeks. We love ourselves notwithstanding our faults, and we ought to love our friends in like manner."
"No man has any right to rule who is not better than the people over whom he rules."
"Soft climates breed soft men; the same soil never produces both delicacies and heroes."
"If your actions are upright and benevolent, be assured they will augment your power and happiness."