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Diodorus Siculus, Library, Fragments of Book 9, Chapter 9 (search)
In the case of ChilonOne of the Seven Wise Men. his life agreed with his teaching, a thing one rarely finds. As for the philosophers of our time, for instance, most of them are to be seen uttering the noblest sentiments, but following the basest practices, and the solemnity and sagacity expressed in their pronouncements are refuted when the speakers are put to the proof. But as for Chilon, not to mention the virtue which he displayed in every deed throughout his life, he thought out and expressed many precepts which are worthy of record.Const. Exc. 2 (1), p. 218.
Diodorus Siculus, Library, Fragments of Book 9, Chapter 10 (search)
"Nothing overmuch"; and the third, "A pledge, and ruin is nigh." Each of these maxims, though short and laconic,Chilon was a Spartan (Laconian) ephor in 556 B.C. displays deep reflection. For the maxim "Know thyself" exhorts us too lie cold in the depths of the sea. And as for the maxim "A pledge, and ruin is nigh," some have assumed that by it Chilon was advising against marriage; for among most Greek peoples the agreement to marry is also called a "pledge," and most numerous ills of life are due to wives. But some writers say that such an interpretation is unworthy of Chilon, because if marriage were destroyed life could not continue, and that he declares that "ruin" is nigh to such pledgeritings there at Pytho say me nay. Eur. fr. 923 [Nauck（2）] 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