In his old age, the poet Simonides went to live in the court of Dionysios, the tyrant of Syracuse.
One day, Dionysios asked him, “Simonides, what is a god?”
“Give me a day to think about it,” said Simonides.
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In his old age, the poet Simonides went to live in the court of Dionysios, the tyrant of Syracuse.
One day, Dionysios asked him, “Simonides, what is a god?”
“Give me a day to think about it,” said Simonides.
"Only the gods are without flaw. All one can ask of a man
is that he do more good than ill, and no ill willingly."
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