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Know thyself" (Greek: Γνῶθι σεαυτόν, gnōthi seauton) [a] is a philosophical maxim which was inscribed upon the Temple of Apollo in the ancient Greek precinct of Delphi. The best-known of the Delphic maxims, it has been quoted and analyzed by numerous authors throughout history, and has been applied in many ways.
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 authored by the legendary Seven Sages of Greece, or even by Apollo. In fact, they are more likely to have simply been popular proverbs.
The first witness is thine own consciousness see thyself, then with thine own light, The second witness is the consciousness of another ego- See thyself, then with the light of an ego other than thee, See thyself then with God’s light- If thou standest unshaken in front of this light, Consider thyself as living and eternal as He!
"The unexamined life is not worth living" is a famous dictum supposedly uttered by Socrates at his trial for impiety and corrupting youth, for which he was subsequently sentenced to death.
The key-note of the old Upanishads is "know thyself," but with a much deeper meaning than that of the γνῶθι σεαυτόν of the Delphic Oracle. The "know thyself" of the Upanishads means, know thy true self, that which underlines thine Ego, and find it and know it in the highest, the eternal Self, the One without a second, which ...
Apollo prophesied through the priestesses in the Temple of Apollo (Delphi), where the aphorism "know thyself" (gnōthi seauton) [a] was inscribed (one of the Delphic maxims). [139] He was contrasted with Hermes , who was related to the sciences and technical wisdom, and, in the first centuries after Christ, was associated with Thoth in an ...
"Know thyself" Aphorism inscribed over the entrance to the temple of Apollo at Delphi. Alexander cuts the Gordian Knot, (Jean-Simon Berthélemy) Γόρδιος δεσμός Górdios desmós "Gordian Knot" The Gordian Knot is a legend associated with Alexander the Great. It is often used as a metaphor for an intractable problem, solved by a bold ...
A person’s lack of authenticity is considered bad faith in dealing with other people and with one's self; thus, authenticity is in the instruction of the Oracle of Delphi: “Know thyself.” [4] Concerning authenticity in art, the philosophers Jean Paul Sartre and Theodor Adorno held opposing views and opinions about jazz, a genre of ...