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Reader | Delphic Maxims, Book 1
Delphic Maxims
Delphic tradition
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Waypoints
| Line Ref | Muses' Whisper rendering | English |
|---|---|
| Ἕπου θεῷ | Primary Follow God |
| Νόμῳ πείθου | Primary Submit to the law |
| Θεοὺς σέβου | Primary Revere the gods |
| Γονεῖς αἰδοῦ | Primary Honor your parents |
| Ἡττῶ ὑπὸ δικαίου | Primary Yield to what is just |
| Γνῶθι μαθών | Primary Learn what you have learned |
| Ἀκούσας νόει | Primary Understand what you hear |
| Σαυτὸν ἴσθι | Primary Know thyself |
| Γαμεῖν μέλλε | Primary Look to marriage in season |
| Καιρὸν γνῶθι | Primary Know the right moment |
| Φρόνει θνητά | Primary Mind mortal things |
| Ξένος ὢν ἴσθι | Primary As a guest, remember you are a guest |
| Ἑστίαν τίμα | Primary Honor the hearth |
| Ἄρχε σεαυτοῦ | Primary Rule yourself |
| Φίλοις βοήθει | Primary Come to the aid of friends |
| Θυμοῦ κράτει | Primary Master your temper |
| Φρόνησιν ἄσκει | Primary Practice prudence |
| Πρόνοιαν τίμα | Primary Honor foresight |
| Ὅρκῳ μὴ χρῶ | Primary Do not traffic in oaths |
| Φιλίαν ἀγάπα | Primary Cherish friendship |
| Παιδείας ἀντέχου | Primary Hold fast to discipline |
| Δόξαν δίωκε | Primary Pursue good repute |
| Σοφίαν ζήλου | Primary Be zealous for wisdom |
| Καλὸν εὖ λέγε | Primary Speak well of the noble |
| Ψέγε μηδένα | Primary Blame no one |
| Ἐπαίνει ἀρετήν | Primary Praise virtue |
| Πρᾶττε δίκαια | Primary Do what is just |
| Φίλοις εὐνόει | Primary Wish your friends well |
| Ἐχθροὺς ἀμύνου | Primary Defend yourself against enemies |
| Εὐγένειαν ἄσκει | Primary Practice nobility |
| Κακίας ἀπέχου | Primary Keep clear of vice |
| Κοινὸς γίνου | Primary Be public-spirited |
| Ἴδια φύλαττε | Primary Guard what is your own |
| Ἀλλοτρίων ἀπέχου | Primary Keep off what is another's |
| Ἄκουε πάντα | Primary Hear everything |
| Εὔφημος ἴσθι | Primary Speak words of good omen |
| Φίλῳ χαρίζου | Primary Show grace to a friend |
| Μηδὲν ἄγαν | Primary Nothing in excess |
| Χρόνου φείδου | Primary Be sparing of time |
| Ὅρα τὸ μέλλον | Primary Look ahead |
| Ὕβριν μίσει | Primary Hate insolence |
| Ἱκέτας αἰδοῦ | Primary Respect suppliants |
| Πᾶσιν ἁρμόζου | Primary Fit yourself to all |
| Υἱοὺς παίδευε | Primary Train your sons |
| Ἔχων χαρίζου | Primary Give when you have the means |
| Δόλον φοβοῦ | Primary Fear deceit |
| Εὐλόγει πάντας | Primary Speak blessings over all |
| Φιλόσοφος γίνου | Primary Become a lover of wisdom |
| Ὅσια κρῖνε | Primary Judge what is holy |
| Γνοὺς πρᾶττε | Primary Act with understanding |
| Φόνου ἀπέχου | Primary Abstain from bloodshed |
| Εὔχου δυνατά | Primary Pray for what can be |
| Σοφοῖς χρῶ | Primary Keep company with the wise |
| Ἦθος δοκίμαζε | Primary Test a person's character |
| Λαβὼν ἀπόδος | Primary Return what you receive |
| Ὑφορῶ μηδένα | Primary Suspect no one lightly |
| Τέχνῃ χρῶ | Primary Use your craft |
| Ὃ μέλλεις, δός | Primary What you mean to give, give |
| Εὐεργεσίας τίμα | Primary Honor benefaction |
| Φθόνει μηδενί | Primary Envy no one |
| Φυλακῇ πρόσεχε | Primary Attend to caution |
| Ἐλπίδα αἴνει | Primary Praise hope |
| Διαβολὴν μίσει | Primary Hate slander |
| Δικαίως κτῶ | Primary Acquire justly |
| Ἀγαθοὺς τίμα | Primary Honor the good |
| Κριτὴν γνῶθι | Primary Know the judge |
| Γάμους κράτει | Primary Master marriage |
| Τύχην νόμιζε | Primary Acknowledge fortune |
| Ἐγγύην φεῦγε | Primary Shun surety |
| Ἁπλῶς διαλέγου | Primary Speak plainly |
| Ὁμοίοις χρῶ | Primary Keep to your own kind |
| Δαπανῶν ἄρχου | Primary Rule your spending |
| Κτώμενος ἥδου | Primary Take joy in what you gain |
| Αἰσχύνην σέβου | Primary Revere shame |
| Χάριν ἐκτέλει | Primary Repay a kindness |
| Εὐτυχίαν εὔχου | Primary Pray for good fortune |
| Τύχην στέργε | Primary Be content with your lot |
| Ἀκούων ὅρα | Primary Listen and observe |
| Ἐργάζου κτητά | Primary Work for what you would possess |
| Ἔριν μίσει | Primary Hate strife |
| Ὄνειδος ἔχθαιρε | Primary Detest reproach |
| Γλῶτταν ἴσχε | Primary Hold your tongue |
| Ὕβριν ἀμύνου | Primary Beat back insolence |
| Κρῖνε δίκαια | Primary Judge justly |
| Χρῶ χρήμασιν | Primary Use money well |
| Ἀδωροδόκητος δίκαζε | Primary Judge without taking gifts |
| Αἰτιῶ παρόντα | Primary Blame the man before you |
| Λέγε εἰδώς | Primary Speak from knowledge |
| Βίας μὴ ἔχου | Primary Do not resort to force |
| Ἀλύπως βίου | Primary Live without bitterness |
| Ὁμίλει πρᾴως | Primary Deal gently with others |
| Πέρας ἐπιτέλει μὴ ἀποδειλιῶν | Primary Bring your work to its end without shrinking |
| Φιλοφρόνει πᾶσιν | Primary Be kindly toward all |
| Υἱοῖς μὴ καταρῶ | Primary Do not curse your sons |
| Γυναικὸς ἄρχε | Primary Govern your wife |
| Σεαυτὸν εὖ ποίει | Primary Do yourself good |
| Εὐπροσήγορος γίνου | Primary Be approachable |
| Ἀποκρίνου ἐν καιρῷ | Primary Answer at the right time |
| Πόνει μετ’ εὐκλείας | Primary Labor with honor |
| Πρᾶττε ἀμετανοήτως | Primary Do nothing you must regret |
| Ἁμαρτάνων μετανόει | Primary When you err, repent |
| Ὀφθαλμοῦ κράτει | Primary Master your eyes |
| Βουλεύου χρόνῳ | Primary Take counsel with time |
| Πρᾶττε συντόμως | Primary Act without delay |
| Φιλίαν φύλαττε | Primary Guard friendship |
| Εὐγνώμων γίνου | Primary Be fair in judgment |
| Ὁμόνοιαν δίωκε | Primary Seek concord |
| Ἄρρητον κρύπτε | Primary Conceal what must not be spoken |
| Τὸ κρατοῦν φοβοῦ | Primary Fear the ruling power |
| Τὸ συμφέρον θηρῶ | Primary Hunt what is useful |
| Καιρὸν προσδέχου | Primary Wait for the right occasion |
| Ἔχθρας διάλυε | Primary Dissolve enmities |
| Γῆρας προσδέχου | Primary Receive old age |
| Ἐπὶ ῥώμῃ μὴ καυχῶ | Primary Do not boast in strength |
| Εὐφημίαν ἄσκει | Primary Practice fair speech |
| Ἀπέχθειαν φεῦγε | Primary Flee hatred |
| Πλούτει δικαίως | Primary Grow rich justly |
| Δόξαν μὴ λεῖπε | Primary Do not abandon honor |
| Κακίαν μίσει | Primary Hate wickedness |
| Κινδύνευε φρονίμως | Primary Do not weary of learning |
| Μανθάνων μὴ κάμνε | Primary Take risks with judgment |
| Φειδόμενος μὴ λεῖπε | Primary Do not fail through thrift |
| Χρησμοὺς θαύμαζε | Primary Stand in wonder before oracles |
| Οὓς τρέφεις, ἀγάπα | Primary Love those you nourish |
| Ἀπόντι μὴ μάχου | Primary Do not quarrel with the absent |
| Πρεσβύτερον αἰδοῦ | Primary Honor your elders |
| Νεώτερον δίδασκε | Primary Teach the younger |
| Πλούτῳ ἀπίστει | Primary Put no trust in wealth |
| Σεαυτὸν αἰδοῦ | Primary Respect yourself |
| Μὴ ἄρχε ὑβρίζειν | Primary Do not begin with an insult |
| Προγόνους στεφάνου | Primary Crown your ancestors |
| Θνῆσκε ὑπὲρ πατρίδος | Primary Die for your country |
| Τῷ βίῳ μὴ ἄχθου | Primary Do not chafe at life |
| Ἐπὶ νεκρῷ μὴ γέλα | Primary Do not laugh over the dead |
| Ἀτυχοῦντι συνάχθου | Primary Grieve with the unfortunate |
| Χαρίζου ἀβλαβῶς | Primary Show favor without harm |
| Μὴ ἐπὶ παντὶ λυποῦ | Primary Do not be pained by every little thing |
| Ἐξ εὐγενῶν γέννα | Primary Beget children from good stock |
| Ἐπαγγέλλου μηδενί | Primary Promise nothing |
| Φθιμένους μὴ ἀδίκει | Primary Do not wrong the dead |
| Εὖ πάσχε ὡς θνητός | Primary Bear prosperity as a mortal |
| Τύχῃ μὴ πίστευε | Primary Do not trust fortune |
| Παῖς ὢν κόσμιος ἴσθι | Primary As a child, be orderly |
| Ἡβῶν ἐγκρατής | Primary In youth, be self-controlled |
| Μέσος δίκαιος | Primary In middle age, be just |
| Πρεσβύτης εὔλογος | Primary In old age, be of sound counsel |
| Τελευτῶν ἄλυπος | Primary At the end, be without sorrow |