Lysimachus was overpowered by Dromichaetas in Thrace, and because of thirst surrendered himself and his army In 292 B.C.; and when he drank after he had been made a prisoner, he said, My God, for what a little pleasure have I made myself a slave from being a king ! The story is repeated with slight variations in , 126 E and 555 D; the capture of Lysimachus is recorded in Plutarch’s , chap. xxxix. (908 B); Polyaenus, , vii. 25; Diodorus, xxi. 12.

To Philippides the comic poet who was his friend and intimate he said, What of mine shall I share with you ? And the other replied, What you will, except your secrets. Repeated with slight variations in , 508 C and 517 B.