Delphic Maxims
Chilon
Obey the law
Νόμῳ πείθου
Solon
Worship God
Θεοὺς σέβου
Cleobulus
Γονεῖς αἰδοῦ
Cleobulus
Ἡττῶ ὑπὲρ δικαίου
Bias
Know by learning
Γνῶθι μαθών
Bias
Ἀκούσας νόει
Chilon
Be yourself
Σαυτὸν ἴσθι
Cleobulus
Plan to marry
Γαμεῖν μέλλε
Pittacus
Καιρὸν γνῶθι
Bias
Think as a mortal
Φρόνει θνητὰ
Cleobulus
Honor your family
Ἑστίαν τίμα
Thales
Govern yourself
Άρχε σεαυτοῦ
Periander
Help your friends
Φίλοις βοήθει
Chilon
Restrain your anger
Θυμοῦ κράτει
Solon
Φρόνησιν άσκει
Bias
Honor foresight
Πρόνοιαν τίμα
Solon
Do not use an oath
Όρκω μη χρω
Thales
Love friendship
Φιλίαν ἀγάπα
Thales
Παιδείας ἀντέχου
Periander
Pursue honor
Δόξαν δίωκε
Pittacus
Seek wisdom
Σοφίαν ζήλου
Cleobulus
Praise the good
Καλόν εὖ λέγε
Solon
Do not accuse anyone
Ψέγε μηδένα
Cleobulus
Praise virtue
Ἐπαίνει ἀρετήν
Cleobulus
Act justly
Πρᾶττε δίκαια
Thales
Φίλοις εὐνόει
Chilon
Ἐχθρούς ἀμύνου
Solon
Εὐγένειαν ἄσκει
Thales
Shun evil
Κακίας ἀπέχου
Cleobulus
Κοινός γίνου
Chilon
Guard what is yours
Ἴδια φύλαττε
Periander
Ἀλλοτρίων ἀπέχου
Bias
Listen to everyone
Ἄκουε πάντα
Bias
Εὔφημος ἴσθι
Chilon
Φίλῳ χαρίζου
Chilon
Nothing in excess
Μηδέν ἄγαν
Solon
Χρόνου φείδου
Bias
Ὅρα τό μέλλον
Cleobulus
Ὕβριν μίσει
Chilon
Respect the beggars
Ἱκέτας αἰδοῦ
Chilon
Fit in with everyone
Πᾶσιν ἁρμόζου
Cleobulus
Υἱούς παίδευε
Thales
Ἔχων χαρίζου
Bias
Fear deceit
Δόλον φοβοῦ
Pittacus
Praise everyone
Εὐλόγει πάντας
Bias
Φιλόσοφος γίνου
Bias
Ὅσια κρῖνε
Chilon
Γνούς πρᾶττε
Cleobulus
Shun murder
Φόνου ἀπέχου
Chilon
Εὔχου δυνατά
Bias
Σοφοῖς χρῶ
Solon
Ἦθος δοκίμαζε
Pittacus
When you take, give
Λαβών ἀπόδος
Thales
Ὑφορῶ μηδένα
Thales
Ὃ μέλλεις, δός
Solon
Honor good deeds
Εὐεργεσίας τίμα
Chilon
Be jealous of no one
Φθόνει μηδενί
Chilon
Be on your guard
Φυλακῇ πρόσεχε
Periander
Praise hope
Ἐλπίδα αἴνει
Solon
Διαβολήν μίσει
Thales
Δικαίως κτῶ
Solon
Honor good men
Ἀγαθούς τίμα
Periander
Κριτήν γνῶθι
Cleobulus
Keep your marriage
Γάμους κράτει
Cleobulus
Recognize fortune
Τύχην νόμιζε
Chilon
Ἐγγύην φεῦγε
Solon
Ἁπλῶς διαλέγου
Cleobulus
Ὁμοίοις χρῶ
Chilon
Govern your expenses
Δαπανῶν ἄρχου
Pittacus
Κτώμενος ἥδου
Periander
Αἰσχύνην σέβου
Thales
Fulfill a favor
Χάριν ἐκτέλει
Solon
Pray for happiness
Εὐτυχίαν εὔχου
Cleobulus
Embrace your fate
Τύχην στέργε
Bias
When you hear, see
Ἀκούων ὅρα
Thales
Work to acquire
Ἐργάζου κτητά
Cleobulus
Despise strife
Ἔριν μίσει
Cleobulus
Detest disgrace
Ὄνειδος ἔχθαιρε
Chilon
Restrain your tongue
Γλῶτταν ἴσχε
Chilon
Ὕβριν ἀμύνου
Solon
Make just judgments
Κρῖνε δίκαια
Pittacus
Use what you have
Χρῶ χρήμασιν
Thales
Ἀδωροδόκητος δίκαζε
Pittacus
Αἰτιῶ παρόντα
Cleobulus
Λέγε εἰδώς
Cleobulus
Βίας μή ἔχου
Bias
Live without sorrow
Ἀλύπως βίου
Solon
Ὁμίλει πρᾴως
Cleobulus
Υἱοῖς μή καταρῶ
Cleobulus
Guide your wife
Γλώττης Γυναικός Άρχε
Bias
Benefit yourself
Σεαυτόν εὖ ποίει
Thales
Εὐπροσήγορος γίνου
Bias
Ἀποκρίνου ἐν καιρῷ
Periander
Πόνει μετ' εὐκλείας
Solon
When you err, repent
Ἁμαρτάνων μετανόει
Thales
Control your eyes
Ὀφθαλμοῦ κράτει
Bias
Take your time to think
Βουλεύου χρόνῳ
Thales
Act quickly
Πρᾶττε συντόμως
Solon
Protect friendship
Φιλίαν φύλαττε
Bias
Be grateful
Εὐγνώμων γίνου
Bias
Ὁμόνοιαν δίωκε
Periander
Ἄρρητον κρύπτε
Chilon
Τό κρατοῦν φοβοῦ
Thales
Τό συμφέρον θηρῶ
Pittacus
Καιρόν προσδέχου
Cleobulus
Destroy hatred
Ἔχθρας διάλυε
Bias
Accept old age
Γῆρας προσδέχου
Cleobulus
Ἐπί ῥώμῃ μή καυχῶ
Cleobulus
Speak positively
Εὐφημίαν ἄσκει
Cleobulus
Avoid abhorrence
Ἀπέχθειαν φεῦγε
Thales
Πλούτει δικαίως
Periander
Do not abandon honor
Δόξαν μή λεῖπε
Cleobulus
Despise evil
Κακίαν μίσει
Pittacus
Κινδύνευε φρονίμως
Cleobulus
Μανθάνων μή κάμνε
Periander
Χρησμούς θαύμαζε
Chilon
Love those you raise
Οὕς τρέφεις, ἀγάπα
Pittacus
Don’t fight the absent
Ἀπόντι μή μάχου
Chilon
Respect the elders
Πρεσβύτερον αἰδοῦ
Cleobulus
Teach the younger
Νεώτερον δίδασκε
Bias
Do not trust wealth
Πλούτῳ ἀπίστει
Periander
Respect yourself
Σεαυτόν αἰδοῦ
Cleobulus
Μή ἄρχε ὑβρίζειν
Periander
Crown your ancestors
Προγόνους στεφάνου
Cleobulus
Die for your country
Θνῆσκε ὑπέρ πατρίδος
Bias
Τῷ βίῳ μή ἄχθου
Chilon
Ἐπί νεκρῷ μή γέλα
Chilon
Ἀτυχοῦντι συνάχθου
Pittacus
Gratify without harming
Χαρίζου ἀβλαβῶς
Periander
Μὴ ἐπί παντί λυποῦ
Bias
Ἐξ εὐγενῶν γέννα
Pittacus
Make promises to no one
Ἐπαγγέλλου μηδενί
Pittacus
Do not wrong the dead
Φθιμένους μή ἀδίκει
Bias
Be well off as a mortal
Εὖ πάσχε ὡς θνητός
Cleobulus
Do not trust fortune
Τύχῃ μή πίστευε
Thales
Παῖς ὤν κόσμιος ἴσθι
Solon
Ἡβῶν ἐγκρατής
Cleobulus
As middle-age, be just
Μέσος δίκαιος
Solon
Πρεσβύτης εὔλογος
Cleobulus
Τελευτῶν ἄλυπος
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