Know your moment.
Pittacus, Diogenes Laertius, Lives 1
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6th century BC. Thales, Pittacus, Cleobulus, Periander and the other sages whose maxims were carved at Delphi.
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Know yourself.
Delphic maxim, Delphic inscription (Plato, Protagoras 343b)
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Delphic maxim, Delphic inscription (Plato, Protagoras 343b)
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Pittacus, Diogenes Laertius, Lives 1
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Delphic maxim, Delphic inscription (Plato, Protagoras 343b)
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Hardest thing? Knowing yourself. Easiest? Advising others.
"When he was asked what was very difficult, he said, To know oneself. And what was easy, To advise another"
Diogenes Laertius, Lives 1, C. D. Yonge, 1853
Know yourself.
"Know thyself"
Delphic inscription (Plato, Protagoras 343b), our translation from the Greek
Nothing in excess.
"Nothing too much"
Delphic inscription (Plato, Protagoras 343b), our translation from the Greek
Know your moment.
"Another saying of his was: Watch your opportunity"
Diogenes Laertius, Lives 1, C. D. Yonge, 1853
Measure is best.
"One of his sayings was: Moderation is the best thing"
Diogenes Laertius, Lives 1, C. D. Yonge, 1853
Practice is everything.
"The saying, Practice does everything, is his"
Diogenes Laertius, Lives 1, C. D. Yonge, 1853
Forgiveness beats revenge.
"Forgiveness is better than revenge: for forgiveness is the sign of a gentle nature, but revenge the sign of a savage nature"
Epictetus, Fragment 68, George Long, 1877