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For heaven’s sake, Cyrus, said the Armenian, do not talk that way. If you do, you will make me lose heart. But consider, said he, that what you leave here is no less yours than what you take away.
Very well, said Cyrus; now how much money would you give to get your wife back?
As much as I could, said he.
And how much to get your children?
For these also, said he, as much as I could.
Well then, said Cyrus, that makes already twice as much as you have.
For heaven’s sake, Cyrus, said the Armenian, do not talk that way. If you do, you will make me lose heart. But consider, said he, that what you leave here is no less yours than what you take away.
Very well, said Cyrus; now how much money would you give to get your wife back?
As much as I could, said he.
And how much to get your children?
For these also, said he, as much as I could.
Well then, said Cyrus, that makes already twice as much as you have.
Cyropaedia. Xenophon. Walter Miller (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1914.
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