Xenophon's Advice to Sufis

One of the Greek captains also drank his health and presented to him a silver bowl and a carpet worth 10 minas. Then one Ganesipus and Athenian rose and said that it was an ancient custom that those who had possessions should give to the king for honors sake. That so he continued, I too may be able to bestow gifts upon you and do you honor. So that that was this one guy's idea of how to deal with this fact that he didn't have anything to give.