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Facts about the Seven Wise Men of Greece
The
names generally given are Solon, Chilo, Pittacus, Bias,
Periander (in place of whom some give Epimenides), Cleobulus,
and Thales. They were the authors of the
celebrated mottoes inscribed in later days in the Delphian
Temple. These mottoes were as follows:
"Know thyself." - Solon.
"Consider the end." - Chilo.
"Know thy opportunity." - Pittacus. |
