Know thyself
idea · 3 works · 3 mentions · 3 anchored passages
KNOW THYSELF · gnothi seauton · know himself · know thyself · the Delphic injunction
spoken of as
1 expressionThe Delphic injunction“Know thyself”1 mention
Orations (Greek)
) So that he would no longer obey the Delphic injunction, which bade him above all things know himself?
in the texts
Tusculan Disputations
The Delphic maxim, attributed to Apollo, interpreted here as a command to know one's soul rather than one's body.
When, therefore, he says "Know thyself," he says this:
Orations
The maxim 'know thyself' associated with the Delphic oracle, used as the standard for the philosopher's self-examination.
) So that he would no longer obey the Delphic injunction, which bade him above all things know himself?
Consolation to Marcia
The maxim inscribed at the oracle of Delphi (Pytho), invoked as authoritative wisdom about human limitation.
This, surely, is what that utterance inscribed at the Pythian oracle says: