Chilon Of Sparta Quotes & Sayings

#1. Learn how to regulate one's own house well.

#2. Do not make too much haste on one's road.

#3. A youthful age is desirable, but aged youth is troublesome and grievous.

#4. If you confer a benefit, never remember it; if you receive one, never forget it.

#5. The tongue should not be suffered to outrun the mind.

#6. Prefer punishment to disgraceful gain; for the one is painful but once, but the other for one's whole life.

#7. As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries men.

#8. Do nothing immoderate.

#9. What is difficult? To keep a secret, to employ leisure well, to be able to bear an injury.

#10. Do not let one's tongue outrun one's sense.

#11. If one is strong be also merciful, so that one's neighbors may respect one rather than fear one.

Chilon Of Sparta Quotes