As a philosopher, a few of the following maxims of ancient Greece are important today:
Let no one with speech or with deeds e’er deceive you; Think, before you act, that nothing stupid results. — Golden Verses of Pythagoras
One has to endure the idiocy of those who rule. — Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Phoenissae
Know the right time. — Pittacus of Mytilene, 650-570 BC, one of the 7 sages of Ancient Greece
Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor. — Hesiod, 7th cent. BC, Ancient Greek poet ‐ Works and Days -694
Your future will be good, if you arrange well the present. — Isokrates, 436-338 BC, Ancient Greek rhetorician
There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance. — Socrates, 469-399 BC, Ancient Geek Philosopher
The just man is most free from disturbance, while the unjust is full of the utmost disturbance. — Epicurus, 341-270 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher
Analyze the unknown based on the known. — Solon, 630-560 BC, Ancient Greek lawmaker & philosopher
Wisdom is the best of all things, ignorance is the worst. — Plato, 427-347 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher
You should speak truthfully; you should not talk too much. — Democritus, 470-370 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher
Be fond of listening rather than of talking. — Cleobulus, 6th cent. BC, Ancient Greek Poet, one of the 7 sages
Everything in excess is opposed to nature. — Hippocrates, 460-370 BC, Ancient Greek physician, the “Father of Medicine”
The Delphic maxims are aphorisms said to have been given by the Greek god Apollon’s Oracle of Delphi, so attributed to Apollon. Some are said to have been attributed to The Seven Sages of Greece—a few:
Be/Know Yourself (Σαυτον ισθι); Control yourself (Αρχε σεαυτου); Help your friends (Φιλοις βοηθει); Be kind to friends (Θιλοις ευνοει); Do a favour for a friend (Φιλω χαριζου); Nothing to excess (Μηδεν αγαν); Give what you have (Εχων χαριζου); Praise hope (Ελπιδα αινει); Be happy with what you have (Κτωμενος ηδου); Pursue harmony (Ομονοιαν διωκε); Accept due measure (Καιρον προσδεχου); Respect the elder (Πρεσβυτερον αιδου); Respect yourself (Σεαυτον αιδου); Do not be discontented by life (Τω βιω μη αχθου); Share the load of the unfortunate (Ατυχουντι συναχθου)…