DB inscription, COLUMN 4, 63. (4.61-7.)
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For this reason Ahuramazda bore aid, and the other gods who are, because I was not hostile, I was not a Lie-follower, I was not a doer of wrong -- neither I nor my family. According to righteousness I conducted myself. Neither to the weak nor to the powerful did I do wrong.
— Darius I of Persia
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "For this reason Ahuramazda bore aid, and the other gods who are, because I was not hostile, I was not a Lie-follower, I was not a doer of wrong -- neither I nor my family. According to righteousness I conducted myself. Neither to the weak nor to the powerful did I do wrong." in the context of "DB inscription, COLUMN 4, 63. (4.61-7.)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Darius I of Persia
Darius I, or Darius the Great, (c. 550–486 BCE) was the third king of the Persian Achaemenid Empire, who ruled the empire at its peak.
About Darius I of Persia
Darius I, or Darius the Great, (c. 550–486 BCE) was the third king of the Persian Achaemenid Empire, who ruled the empire at its peak.
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