Talis patientiae aemulus Anaxarchus, cum a tyranno Cypriorum Nicocreonte torqueretur, nec ulla vi inhiberi posset quo minus eum amarissimorum maledictorum verberibus invicem ipse torqueret, ad ultimum amputationem linguae minitanti non erit inquit, effeminate adulescens, haec quoque pars corporis mei tuae dicionis, protinusque dentibus abscisam et commanducatam linguam in os eius ira patens exspuit.
His fortitude was emulated by Anaxarchus. Tortured by the tyrant of Cyprus, Nicocreon, no violence could stop him from torturing the tyrant in his turn with lashings of the most wounding insults. At last Nicocreon threatened to cut off his tongue, to which Anaxarchus replied: Womanish young man, this part of my body at least will not be in your power, and straight away he cut off his tongue with his teeth, chewed it up, and spat it into the others mouth, which was open in fury.
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