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Periander, Diogenes Laertius, Lives 1
The source
"Practice is everything." Periander said it in Diogenes Laertius, Lives 1. Translated by C. D. Yonge, 1853.
"The saying, Practice does everything, is his"C. D. Yonge, 1853, Diogenes Laertius, Lives 1. Anecdote reported by Diogenes Laertius (3rd century AD).
Who said it
The Seven Sages (6th century BC). Thales, Pittacus, Cleobulus, Periander and the other sages whose maxims were carved at Delphi.
Questions
- Who said "Practice is everything."?
- Periander (6th century BC). Source: Diogenes Laertius, Lives 1.
- What is the original wording?
- The saying, Practice does everything, is his (C. D. Yonge, 1853). Translated by C. D. Yonge, 1853.
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