Delphic maxims
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The Delphic maxims are a set of moral precepts that were inscribed on the Temple of Apollo in the ancient Greek precinct of Delphi. The three best known maxims – "Know thyself", "Nothing in excess", a
Temple of Apollo at Delphi, by Albert Tournaire
Inscription at Ai-Khanoum, 3rd century BC
Chilon of Sparta
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Chilon of Sparta was a Spartan politician credited with the militarization of Spartan society, and one of the Seven Sages of Greece.
Chilon (top right) on a 3rd century AD Roman mosaic depicting the Seven Sages, now in the National Museum of Beirut.
Fictional portrait of Chilon by Luca Giordano (ca. 1660)
Modern depiction of Chilon