May all the gods whom I settled in their sacred centers ask daily of Bรชl and Nรขbu 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.
Cyrus the GreatWe love ourselves notwithstanding our faults, and we ought to love our friends in like manner.
Cyrus the GreatDo 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