My men have become women, but the women men.
The period of a [Persian] boy's education is between the ages of five and twenty, and he is taught three things only: to ride, to use the bow, and to speak the truth.
Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.
As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning.
The worst part a man can suffer is to have insight into much and power over nothing.
Those who are guided by reason are generally successful in their plans; those who are rash and precipitate seldom enjoy the favour of the gods.