5 Quotes by Scythian authors

These voices ride in like steppe wind, spare, flinty, and quick to strike. Scythian sayings favor action over ornament: loyalty to the clan, hospitality under felt roofs, and merciless speed in war. They measure worth by the steadiness of a horse, the truth of an oath sealed with wine and blood, and the memory guarded under kurgan mounds. Freedom is a horizon you can pack and carry; fate is read in hoofbeats, bowstrings, and the wheeling of birds. The language is iron, but edged with gold.