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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)