Secret of Secrets

kill them all, and you are capable of doing so, then by putting them to death you are not capable of changing their desire toward you or their affection for you. A red circular divider with a central dot. Rule them through kindness and beneficence toward them, and you will attain love from them, and peace. A red circular divider with a central dot. Alexander received his letter and followed it, so the Persians became the most obedient nation to him that ever submitted to him.

The Batrik Patrician/Leader is their term for the commander.
Among the commanders of the Romans under his authority
are ten thousand men. Then the Tarkhan a high-ranking military commander
over five thousand. Then the Ghums a military officer or governor over
two hundred, and the chosen man is appointed over
fifty.

A red circular divider with a central dot. ## The Translator said A red circular divider with a central dot.

It is told that the Roman Batrik Patrician [found]
a temple among the temples in which the philosophers deposited
their secrets. Neither his foundation?, nor any great leader of the monks who were refined in the knowledge of them, and who were stingy regarding a request for their [secret] knowledge, except as a ransom...

Lutf Subtlety/Refinement is the knowledge of the hidden aspects of
affairs and their intricacies. Among speech is that which is obscure in meaning
and whose ambiguity is hidden.