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Cathedral in Winter, 1821, by Ernst Ferdinand Oehme

Cathedral in Winter, 1821, by Ernst Ferdinand Oehme (Germany, 1797-1855)



























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Monday, January 20, 2025

Delphic Maxims

From The Delphic Maxims.  

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 authored by the legendary Seven Sages of Greece, or even by Apollo. In fact, they are more likely to have simply been popular proverbs. Each maxim has a long history of interpretation, although the third of the set has received comparatively little attention.

A further 147 maxims, documented by Stobaeus in the 5th century AD, were also located somewhere in the vicinity of the temple. The antiquity and authenticity of these maxims was once in doubt, but recent archaeological discoveries have confirmed that some of the sayings quoted by Stobaeus were current as early as the 3rd century BC.

(1) Follow God,
(2) Obey the law,
(3) Honor the gods,
(4) Honor your parents,
(5) Yield to what is just,
(6) Know by learning,
(7) Understand by listening,
(8) Know yourself,
(9) Desire to marry,
(10) Recognize opportuny,
(11) Think mortal thoughts,
(12) Know when you are a guest,
(13) Honor Hestia (or ‘the hearth’),
(14) Rule yourself,
(15) Help your friends,
(16) Control your temper,
(17) Exercise good sense,
(18) Honor providence (or ‘forethought’),
(19) Do not make an oath,
(20) Love friendship,
(21) Hold on to education,
(22) Pursue glory,
(23) Strive for wisdom,
(24) Speak well of the noble,
(25) Do not defame anyone,
(26) Praise virtue,
(27) Do what is just,
(28) Be gracious to your friends,
(29) Ward off your enemies,
(30) Practise nobility,
(31) Shun evilness,
(32) Be impartial,
(33) Protect what is yours,
(34) Keep away from what is others’,
(35) Listen to everything,
(36) Be auspicious in speech,
(37) Be pleasant to your dear ones,
(38) Nothing too much,
(39) Save time,
(40) Look to the future,
(41) Hate violence,
(42) Honor suppliants,
(43) Fit in with everyone,
(44) Educate your sons,
(45) When you have, be generous,
(46) Fear deceit,
(47) Speak well of everyone,
(48) Be striving for wisdom,
(49) Choose what is holy,
(50) Act with knowledge,
(51) Shun murder,
(52) Pray for what is possible,
(53) Consult the wise,
(54) Examine your character,
(55) Give back when you have received,
(56) Do not look down on anyone,
(57) Act with skill,
(58) Give what you mean to,
(59) Honor generosity,
(60) Do not envy anyone,
(61) Keep up your guard,
(62) Approve of hope,
(63) Hate slander,
(64) Aquire justly,
(65) Honor good people,
(66) Know the judge,
(67) Control your marriages,
(68) Recognize Fortune,
(69) Avoid a pledge,
(70) Speak plainly,
(71) Have dealings with those like you,
(72) Control your expenses,
(73) Be happy with what you have,
(74) Have a sense of shame,
(75) Repay a favor,
(76) Pray for good fortune,
(77) Be content with Fortune,
(78) Observe and listen,
(79) Work for gain,
(80) Hate quarrel,
(81) Detest disgrace,
(82) Control your speech,
(83) Shun violence,
(84) Choose what is just,
(85) Make use of your possessions,
(86) Judge unswayed by bribes,
(87) Accuse the present,
(88) Speak with understanding,
(89) Have nothing to do with violence,
(90) Live without sorrow,
(91) Deal kindly,
(92) Reach the end without hesitation,
(93) Be courteous to everyone,
(94) Do not curse your sons,
(95) Control your wife,
(96) Treat yourself well,
(97) Be easy to speak to,
(98) Answer promptly,
(99) Labor with glory,
(100) Act without regret,
(101) Repent of your transgressions,
(102) Control your eye,
(103) Give counsel in time,
(104) Act at once,
(105) Protect friendship,
(106) Be grateful,
(107) Purse agreement,
(108) Hide what is secret,
(109) Fear what is powerful,
(110) Pursue what is useful,
(111) Await the right moment,
(112) Dissolve enmities,
(113) Accept old age,
(114) Do not boast about strength,
(115) Practice auspicious speech,
(116) Avoid enmity,
(117) Acquire wealth justly,
(118) Do not forsake good repute,
(119) Despise evilness,
(120) Take risks with caution,
(121) Do not grow weary of learning,
(122) Do not cease being frugal,
(123) Hold oracles in awe,
(124) Love those you raise,
(125) Do not fight the absent.
(126) Honor your elder,
(127) Teach the young,
(128) Do not trust your wealth,
(129) Respect yourself,
(130) Do not begin violence,
(131) Honor your ancestors,
(132) Die for your home,
(133) Do not despair of life,
(134) Do not mock the dead,
(135) Do not be troubled with the unlucky,
(136) Court favor without harm,
(137) Do not be distressed over everything,
(138) Have children with the wellborn,
(139) Do not make a promise to anyone,
(140) Do not wrong the dead,
(141) (Be content) to do well as a mortal,
(142) Do not trust your Fortune,
(143) As a child, be well-behaved, 
(144) As a youth, be in control of yourself, 
(145) In middle age, be just, 
(146) As an elder, be reasonable, 
(147) When you are dying, do not lament!

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