- A wise ambassador named Stilboun was sent from Sparta to Corinth to make an alliance for Lacedaemon.
- When he got there, he found that all of the greatest men in the land were gamblers.
- Because of this, he went back to his country as quickly as he could, and said, "I won't ruin my reputation or my country's by allying it with gamblers. Send someone else, because I'd rather die than ally you to gamblers by my consent or treaty."
- Smart man.