John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| Diogenes Laërtius. (fl. early 3d cent.) |
| 9084 |
| Alcæus mentions Aristodemus in these lines:— ’T is money makes the man; and he who ’s none Is counted neither good nor honourable. |
| Thales. vii. |
| 9085 |
| Thales said there was no difference between life and death. “Why, then,” said some one to him, “do not you die?” “Because,” said he, “it does make no difference.” |
| Thales. ix. |
| 9086 |
| When Thales was asked what was difficult, he said, “To know one’s self.” And what was easy, “To advise another.” |
| Thales. ix. |
| 9087 |
| He said that men ought to remember those friends who were absent as well as those who were present. |
| Thales. ix. |
| 9088 |
| The apophthegm “Know thyself” is his. 1 |
| Thales. xiii. |
| 9089 |
| Writers differ with respect to the apophthegms of the Seven Sages, attributing the same one to various authors. |
| Thales. xiv. |
| 9090 |
| Solon used to say that speech was the image of actions;… that laws were like cobwebs,—for that if any trifling or powerless thing fell into them, they held it fast; while if it were something weightier, it broke through them and was off. |
| Solon. x. |
| 9091 |
| Solon gave the following advice: “Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath. Never tell a lie. Pay attention to matters of importance.” |
| Solon. xii. |
| 9092 |
| As some say, Solon was the author of the apophthegm, “Nothing in excess.” 2 |
| Solon. xvi. |
| Note 1. See Pope, Quotation 22. Also Plutarch, Quotation 128. [back] |
| Note 2. [greek], nequid nimis. [back] |