And of that which is neither yours nor your subjects' you can be a ready giver, as were Cyrus, Caesar, and Alexander; because it does not take away your reputation if you squander that of others, but adds to it; it is only squandering your own that injures you.
Így cselekedett Cyrus, Caesar és Sándor. Mert ha mások vagyonát szórod, hírneved csak növekszik általa; csak az válik ártalmadra, ha a sajátodat pazarlod.