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Letter of Aristeas

You are a great king because you excel in mercy.

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God save the king!

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The man who is always watching for his own gain is a traitor at heart.

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No one is king by his own power.

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What is the greatest achievement in ruling an empire? That the subjects should live continually in a state of peace, and justice be administered speedily in cases of dispute.

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What is the essence of kingship? [It is] to rule oneself well, and not be led astray by wealth or fame.

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The Letter of Aristeas or Letter to Philocrates is a Hellenistic work of the 3rd or early 2nd century BC, assigned by some Biblical scholars to the Pseudepigrapha.

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