Death & Dying
Book VII, 81: On the Seven Sages
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Of the seven sages Lindus bore thee, O Cleobulus, and the land of Sisyphus says that Periander is hers. Mytilene bore Pittacus and fair Priene Bias, and Miletus Thales, best support of Justice, Sparta Chilon, and Attica Solon—all guardians of admirable Prudence.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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