# Fragmenta 4

Ion Phil. et Poeta, Fragmenta, Fragment 4. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/ion-phil-et-poeta/fragmenta-3/4

DIOG. I 119ff. φησὶ δὲ Δοῦρις ἐν τῶι δευτέρωι τῶν Ὥρων [Σαμίων fr. 51 FHG II 481] ἐπιγεγράφθαι αὐτῶι [Pherekydes] τὸ ἐπίγραμμα τόδε· τῆς σοφίης πάσης ἐν ἐμοὶ τέλος· ἢν δ' ἔτι πλεῖον, Πυθαγόρηι τὠμῶι λέγε [?] ταῦθ', ὅτι πρῶτος ἁπάντων ἔστιν ἀν' Ἑλλάδα γῆν· οὐ ψεύδομαι ὧδ' ἀγορεύων. Ἴων δ' ὁ Χῖός φησι περὶ αὐτοῦ· ὣς ὁ μὲν ἠνορέηι τε κεκασμένος ἠδὲ καὶ αἰδοῖ καὶ φθίμενος ψυχῆι τερπνὸν ἔχει βίοτον, εἴπερ Πυθαγόρης ἐτύμως ὁ σοφὸς περὶ πάντων ἀνθρώπων γνώμας εἶδε καὶ ἐξέμαθεν ...

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Ion Phil. et Poeta, Fragmenta. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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