Falsafa

Comma for either/or — dharma, courage. Spelling forgiving — corage finds courage.

    The Atlas·Figures

    Chilon

    historical figure · 5 works · 7 mentions · 10 anchored passages

    Chilon of Sparta · Chilon the Lacedaemonian · Chilon the wise · brother

    spoken of as

    3 expressions

    Chilon of Sparta1 mention

    Stromata (Greek)

    Now the "Know yourself" some have supposed to be Chilon's, but Chamaeleon, in his work On the Gods, ascribes it to Thales, and Aristotle to the Pythia.
    book 1

    Chilon the Lacedaemonian1 mention

    The Histories (Greek)

    Chilon the Lacedaemonian, who happened to be there and who saw this marvel, advised Hippocrates not to take to his house a wife who could bear children, but if he had one already, then to send her away, and if he had a son, to disown him.
    book 1

    Chilon the Spartan1 mention

    De Anima (Latin)

    For even though a man should breathe out his spirit for joy, as Chilon the Spartan, while embracing his son the victor at Olympia;
    de anima

    in the texts

    StromataLate Antiquity · Greek

    One of the Seven Sages, cited as source of an apophthegm on pledges.

    " And again — when Chilon the wise had spoken his apophthegm, "Give a pledge, and ruin is at hand," Epicharmus brought forth the same thought under another name, saying, "Ruin is the daughter of a pledge, and a pledge the daughter of loss.
    book 6
    Now the "Know yourself" some have supposed to be Chilon's, but Chamaeleon, in his work On the Gods, ascribes it to Thales, and Aristotle to the Pythia.
    book 1
    Solon of Athens and Chilon of Sparta.
    book 1

    The HistoriesClassical · Greek

    A man of renowned wisdom among the Spartans, quoted by Demaratus for his saying about the danger posed by the island of Cythera.

    Chilon, a man of much wisdom among us, says about it that it would be better for the Spartans if Cythera were beneath the sea rather than above it.
    book 7
    Chilon the Lacedaemonian, who happened to be there and who saw this marvel, advised Hippocrates not to take to his house a wife who could bear children, but if he had one already, then to send her away, and if he had a son, to disown him.
    book 1

    LettersLate Antiquity · Greek

    Basil's disciple, addressed throughout Letter 42 with instruction on beginning and persevering in the solitary life.

    I shall become to you, true brother, the author of a saving work, if you would gladly take counsel from us as to what should be done — most of all concerning those matters about which you yourself entreated us to counsel you.
    letter 42
    For I pass my life in this wilderness, O evil thought, in which the Lord himself dwelt.
    letter 42
    For "he who loves," he says, "father or mother or brothers above me, is not worthy of me.
    letter 42

    De AnimaLate Antiquity · Latin

    Spartan sage said to have died of joy embracing his victorious son at Olympia.

    For even though a man should breathe out his spirit for joy, as Chilon the Spartan, while embracing his son the victor at Olympia;
    de anima

    HellenicaClassical · Greek

    Lacedaemonian killed in the fighting near Cromnus; husband of Archidamus's sister.

    Now as soon as the two forces had come near to one another, the troops of Archidamus in column, since they were marching along a road, and the Arcadians massed together in close order, at this juncture the Lacedaemonians were no longer able to hold out against the superior weight of the Arcadians, but Archidamus speedily received a wound straight through his thigh and speedily those who fought in …
    book 7