CHILON

CHILON

Sparta, 6th century B.C.
OBEY THE LAWS
OBEY THE LAWS - CHILON

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One of the Seven Sages of antiquity, son of Damagetos, who lived in the sixth century BC. In 566 he was prefect, to increase the power of this office. Perhaps the two famous quotes "Know thyself" and "No excess", which were carved on the wall of the temple of Apollo in Delphi, are due to him. Tradition says that he died of joy when he embraced his son Olympianis. Few of his quotations survived, and a small collection saw the light only at the beginning of the last century.

Quotes


  1. GOD HUMBLES THE PROUD AND ELEVATES THE HUMBLE
  2. LEARN TO CONTROL YOUR TONGUE ESPECIALLY AT BANQUETS
  3. DON'T SPEAK BAD ABOUT YOUR NEIGHBORS BECAUSE OTHERWISE YOU WILL HEAR THINGS THAT WILL MAKE YOU SAD
  4. DO NOT THREATEN ANYONE
  5. SUPPORT YOUR FRIENDS MAINLY WHEN THEY SUFFER AND DON'T APPROACH THEM ONLY WHEN THEY ARE HAPPY
  6. HAVE A HUMBLE MARRIAGE
  7. DON'T SPEAK BAD OF THE DEAD
  8. HONOR OLD AGE
  9. GUARD YOURSELF
  10. PREFER FINANCIAL LOSS TO IMMORAL PROFITS BECAUSE THE FIRST WILL MAKE YOU SAD ONCE WHILE THE SECOND WILL CONTINUOUSLY MAKE YOU SAD
  11. DON'T MOCK THE DESOLATE
  12. IF YOU ARE POWERFUL BE ALSO GENTLE TO BE RESPECTED BY THOSE AROUND YOU INSTEAD OF FEARING YOU
  13. LEARN TO MANAGE YOUR HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS CORRECTLY
  14. DON'T SPEAK WITHOUT THINKING
  15. CONTROL YOUR ANGER
  16. DON'T HATE DIVINATION
  17. DON'T WISH FOR THE IMPOSSIBLE
  18. DO NOT RUSH WHEN YOU WALK
  19. WHEN YOU TALK DON'T MAKE GESTURES BECAUSE IT LOOKS CRAZY
  20. OBEY THE LAWS
  21. BE CALM
  22. THE HARDEST THINGS ARE KEEPING SECRETS, USING THE HOURS OF LEISURE CORRECTLY AND BEING ABLE TO ENDURE INJUSTICE