When Cyrus heard this, he was exceedingly pleased, for he believed the advice good; and praising him greatly, and telling his guard to act as Croesus had advised, he said: “ Croesus, now that you, a king, are determined to act and to speak with integrity, ask me directly for whatever favor you like.”
Histories. Herodotus. ed. A.D. Godley. Cambridge. 1920-1925.
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