#3 Cyrus the Great - Show kindness to your friends, and then shall you have it in your power to chastise your enemies.

Click ⁠here⁠⁠⁠ to receive this episode's Sultan Letter. ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠ ⁠linktr.ee/willtopowerpod⁠ ------------------------------------------------------------------ The principles were extracted from ⁠Cyropaedia: The Education of Cyrus by Xenophon and translated by Henry Graham Dakyns. The Principles: 1. Battles are won by the army that first incites panic in their enemy. (01:09) 2. Instead of inspiration and talent, rely on discipline and self-control. (18:16) 3. Teach your child to be a good person. Then teach them to be the complete opposite to their enemies. (23:58) 4. The cruel man sows the seeds of his own destruction. (31:02) 5. Know thyself, O Croesus, and happiness shall be thine. (39:46) 6. True wealth is not measured by money, but by the loyalty of friends. (47:52) 7. Decadence is the cause of an empire’s decline. (53:58)