Solon (3.5-4.1)

From clouds come sweeping snow and hail,

And thunder follows on the lightning’s flash.

By winds the sea is lashed to storm, but if it be

Unvexed, it is of all things most amenable.

[*] And in general, it would seem that Thales was the only wise man of the time who carried his speculations beyond the realm of the practical; the rest[*] got the name of wisdom from their excellence as statesmen.

They are all said to have met together at Delphi, and again in Corinth, where Periander arranged something like a joint conference for them, and a banquet. But what contributed still more to their honor and fame was the circuit which the tripod made among them, its passing round through all their hands, and their mutual declination of it, with generous expressions of good will.