Cleobulus

American  

[klee-oh-byoo-luhs, klee-uh-, klee-ob-yuh-luhs] / ˌkli oʊˈbju ləs, ˌkli ə-, kliˈɒb jə ləs /

noun

1. flourished 560 b.c., Greek sage and lyric poet, a native and tyrant of Lindus, Rhodes.

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Example Sentences

Fifthly, Cleobulus said, If he trust none of his courtiers.

From Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies by Plutarch

Cleobulus answered: The law has prescribed a measure for wise men; but as touching foolish ones I will tell you a story I once heard my father relate to my brother.

From Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies by Plutarch

Fifthly, Cleobulus said, Where the rulers fear reproof and shame more than the law.

From Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies by Plutarch

Cleobulus, one of the seven sages of Greece; friend of Plato; wrote lyrics and riddles in verse, 530 B.C.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin