"Greek was not easy to learn, but I am very glad now that I did not give it up in despair, and really paid attention to Croesus' lessons." "Who could those men have been," asked Darius, "who dared to speak evil of women ?" "A couple of Greek poets," answered Amasis, "the boldest of men, for I confess I would rather provoke a lioness than a woman.

But these Greeks do not know what fear is.

I will give you a specimen of Hipponax's Poetry: "There are but two days when a wife, Brings pleasure to her husband's life, The wedding-day, when hopes are bright, And the day he buries her out of his sight." "Cease, cease," cried Ladice stopping her ears, that is too had.

Now, Persians, you can see what manner of man Amasis is.

For the sake of a joke, he will laugh at those who hold precisely the same opinion as himself.