Ἀναξίμανδρος
Anaximandros, Anaximander
Translated by Jennifer Benedict12 May 2001Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Son of Anaximander,1 a Milesian, the younger, a historian.2 He was born in the time of Artaxerxes who was called Mnemon [the Mindful].3 He wrote an explanation of Pythagorean symbols4 such as the following: "don't step over a yoke," "don't stoke the fire with a dagger," "don't eat from a whole loaf of bread;" etc.