Steven Saylor
The Seven Wonders

With a favorable wind, Apollonius and his disciple Damis arrived in Rhodes. As they approached the Colossus, Damis exclaimed, “Teacher, could anything be greater than that?” To which Apollonius replied, “Yes, a man who loves wisdom in a sound and innocent spirit.”

-PHILOSTRATUS, THE LIFE OF APOLLONIUS OF TYANA , 5:21


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