The Roman author Valerius Maximus preserves a different tradition; Anaxagoras, coming home from a long voyage, found his property in ruin, and said: "If this had not perished, I would have"—a sentence described by Valerius as being "possessed of sought-after wisdom".
the roman author valerius maximus preserves a different tradition; anaxagoras coming home from a long voyage found his property in ruin and said "if this had not perished i would have"—a sentence described by valerius as being "possessed of sought-after wisdom"