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Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.
HERODOTUS
The period of a [Persian] boy’s education is between the ages of five and twenty, and he is taught three things only: to ride, to use the bow, and to speak the truth.
