Delphic Maxims

Delphika Paraggelmata

Anonymous / tradition · c. 6th century BC (traditional); earliest surviving copy a 3rd century BC inscription · Delphi (Greece) · philosophy

Short ethical precepts such as 'know thyself' and 'nothing in excess,' traditionally credited to the Seven Sages and inscribed at Apollo's temple at Delphi, survive independently on a 3rd century BC stone found as far away as Ai-Khanoum in Afghanistan.