Thank you for adding to my knowledge. I did not know until listening to your episode. And then I found the above Greek Religion website. How beautiful and noble these 147 maxims are. As to whomever is capable of such virtuous living, I would hope to meet her or him.
Yes. Like we said in the episode, there's 147 of them attributed to the Delphi Oracle. We couldn't do all them justice in a single episode, but there's a lot there worthy for contemplation. Thank you for sharing these for easy reference.
147 Delphic Maxims:
https://hellenicfaith.com/delphic-maxims/
Yep. We couldn't do them all, but there's a lot there to contemplate.
Thank you for adding to my knowledge. I did not know until listening to your episode. And then I found the above Greek Religion website. How beautiful and noble these 147 maxims are. As to whomever is capable of such virtuous living, I would hope to meet her or him.
Maybe you can be that person.
Maybe
It is important to give note that additional Maxims have been identified from various sources, likely local variants. These include:
4. Obey the virtuous
11. Live without sorrow
13. Avoid the unjust
14. Testify what is right
15. Control pleasure
22. Praise virtue
27. Train your relatives
55. Believe in time
56. Receive for the pleasure
57. Prostrate before the divine
60. Do not boast in might
62. Use the one who has the same interests as you.
64. Be embarrassed to lie
66. If you believe in something do not be scared to act for it
68. Be firm on what has been agreed
Yes. Like we said in the episode, there's 147 of them attributed to the Delphi Oracle. We couldn't do all them justice in a single episode, but there's a lot there worthy for contemplation. Thank you for sharing these for easy reference.