John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9105 Diogenes Laërtius fl early 3d ent John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9105 |
| AUTHOR: | Diogenes Laërtius (fl. early 3d cent.) |
| QUOTATION: | There are many marvellous stories told of Pherecydes. For it is said that he was walking along the seashore at Samos, and that seeing a ship sailing by with a fair wind, he said that it would soon sink; and presently it sank before his eyes. At another time he was drinking some water which had been drawn up out of a well, and he foretold that within three days there would be an earthquake; and there was one. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Pherecydes. ii. |