Regum et imperatorum apophthegmata
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Pytheas, while still young, came forward in the Assembly to oppose the resolutions proposed in honour of Alexander. When someone said,
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Have you the audacity, young as you are, to speak about such important matters ?
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he replied,
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As a matter of fact, Alexander, whom your resolutions declare to be a god, is younger than I am.
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