Diversity in counsel, unity in command.

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.

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

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

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

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

I am Cyrus, king of the world.