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But some also say that it is
not the meaning of Chilon nor is it the act of a good
citizen, not to come to the aid of a friend when he needs help of this kind; but rather that he
advises against strong asseverations, against eagerness in giving pledges, and against
irrevocable decisions in human affairs, such as the Greeks once made in connection with their
victory over Xerxes. For they took oath at Plataea1 that they would hand down enmity to the Persians as an inheritance even to their
children's children, so long as the rivers run into the sea, as the race of men endures, and as
the earth brings forth fruit; and yet, despite the binding pledge they had taken against fickle
fortune, after a time they were sending ambassadors to Artaxerxes, Xerxes' son, to negotiate a
treaty of friendship and alliance.2
Diodorus Siculus. Diodorus of Sicily in Twelve Volumes with an English Translation by C. H. Oldfather. Vol. 4-8. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989.
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