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2. Delphic maxims - Wikipedia

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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", and "Give a pledge and trouble is at hand" – were prominently located at the entrance to the temple, and were traditionally said to have been ...

3. List of oracular statements from Delphi - Wikipedia

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   This claim is related to first of the Delphic maxims inscribed on the forecourt of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, Gnothi Seauton (γνῶθι σεαυτόν), "know thyself!". The second maxim is Meden agan (μηδὲν ἄγαν): "nothing in excess". Socrates was perhaps only about 30 years old at the time, his fame as a philosopher was yet ...

4. Know thyself - Wikipedia

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   The Greek philosopher Plato (fl. early 4th century BC) discusses the Delphic maxims, and particularly "know thyself", [d] in several of his Socratic dialogues (fictionalized conversations between Socrates and various interlocutors), and his writings on the subject had a major influence on later interpretations.

5. Delphian Society - Wikipedia

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   In 1928, the Delphian Society published several volumes of books containing an outline of human knowledge for the use of conversation. [ 8 ] More educational volumes were published by the society in the following decades, such as The Delphian Text, The Delphian Course, Orientation for Modern Times, and Patterns for Modern Living.

6. Category:Aphorisms - Wikipedia

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   Books of aphorisms (14 P) ... This list may not reflect recent changes. ... All that glitters is not gold; D. Delphic maxims; E. Extraordinary claims require ...

7. Seven Sages of Greece - Wikipedia

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   Diogenes Laërtius writes in his account of the life of Pyrrho, the founder of Pyrrhonism, that the Seven Sages of Greece were considered to be precursors of Pyrrho's philosophical skepticism because the Delphic Maxims were skeptical. "The maxims of the Seven Wise Men, too, they call skeptical; for instance, 'Observe the Golden Mean', and 'A ...

8. Kim Kardashian Explains What She Is Looking for in a Partner Now

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   Kim Kardashian opened up about her dating life in a recent episode of The World’s First Podcast with Erin and Sara Foster.

9. Apophthegmata - Wikipedia

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   Apophthegmata, the plural of apophthegm (also spelled apothegm), a pithy maxim, is the abbreviated title of several collections of aphorisms, adages, maxims, or proverbs, specifically: Apophthegmata of Delphi; Apophthegmata Laconica attributed to Plutarchus; Apophthegmata Patrum (Sayings of the [Christian Desert] Fathers) Apophthegmata Macarii ...