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<p> One of the seven sages of Greece, born at Mitylene, in Lesbos, in the 7th century B.C.; celebrated as a warrior, a statesman, a philosopher, and a poet; expelled the tyrants from Mitylene, and held the supreme power for 10 years after by popular vote, and resigned on the establishment of social order; two proverbs are connected with his name: "It is difficult to be good," "Know the fit time." </p> | <p> One of the seven sages of Greece, born at Mitylene, in Lesbos, in the 7th century B.C.; celebrated as a warrior, a statesman, a philosopher, and a poet; expelled the tyrants from Mitylene, and held the supreme power for 10 years after by popular vote, and resigned on the establishment of social order; two proverbs are connected with his name: "It is difficult to be good," "Know the fit time." </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_78203"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/pittacus Pittacus from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_78203"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/pittacus Pittacus from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:52, 15 October 2021
Pittacus [1]
One of the seven sages of Greece, born at Mitylene, in Lesbos, in the 7th century B.C.; celebrated as a warrior, a statesman, a philosopher, and a poet; expelled the tyrants from Mitylene, and held the supreme power for 10 years after by popular vote, and resigned on the establishment of social order; two proverbs are connected with his name: "It is difficult to be good," "Know the fit time."
