Greek philosophers
Cleoboulos of Lindos
Cleoboulos of Lindos was a Greek Stoic philosopher and ruler of the city of Lindos who lived from the 7th to the 6th century BC. He is often classified by Plato as one of the Seven Wise Men.
It is sometimes stated that Kleoboulos came from Caria. He himself derived his origins from Heracles, because he excelled in physical strength and beauty. He would have been familiar with Egyptian philosophy. When Cleoboulos came to rule the city of Lindos (east coast of Rhodes), he ruled with a heavy hand and was considered a tyrant. One positive aspect of his reign was the restoration of the temple of the goddess Athena, originally built there by Danaos.
Kleoboulos of Lindus composed various songs and riddles of about 3,000 verses. His daughter Kleobúlina followed her father's example and composed riddles in hexameters.
Various brief moral teachings and life advice are attributed to Kleobúl of Lindu, such as: 'Marry your daughters so that they may be girls in age but women in mind', 'A friend should be shown charity so that he may be even more of a friend, and an enemy should be made a friend. ", "If a man goes out of the house, let him first consider what he is going to do, and when he returns let him examine what he has done", "Do not laugh at those on whom jokes are made, for this will arouse resentment in them", "Do not exalt yourself in happiness; if you find yourself in trouble, do not humble yourself!", or "Know how to bear bravely the changes of fortune!".
Kleoboulos died at the age of 70 and on his tomb was inscribed "Kleoboulos, wise man, death is greatly wished by his father Lindos, proud of his sea".