Cleobulus

[ klee-oh-byoo-luh s, klee-uh-, klee-ob-yuh-luh s ]

/ ˌkli oʊˈbyu ləs, ˌkli ə-, kliˈɒb yə ləs /

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

Example sentences from the Web for cleobulus

Cleobulus said, That in which the master is more beloved than feared.

Essays and Miscellanies |Plutarch
Cleobulus, however, as well as his son Philaritus, is in fact purely Arcadian in character.

Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama |Walter W. Greg
We should do good to our enemy,” said Cleobulus, “and make him our friend.

The Sympathy of Religions |Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Fifthly, Cleobulus said, Where the rulers fear reproof and shame more than the law.

Essays and Miscellanies |Plutarch

Cleobulus, one of the seven wise men, was a native of Lindus.

The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3) |Strabo