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Gnothi sauton
Know thyself
meden agan
Nothing in excess
eggua para d'atê
Give a pledge (have a strong affirmation) and trouble is at hand
Trouble attends him who affirms anything in strong terms and confidently —interpretation by Diogenes Laërtius
Follow God
Obey the law
Worship the Gods
Respect your parents
Yield to justice
Know what you have learned
Perceive what you have heard
Be yourself
Intend to get married
Know your opportunity (critical moment)
Think as a mortal
If you are a stranger act like one
Honour the hearth (or Hestia)
Control yourself
Help your friends
Control anger
Exercise prudence
Honour providence
Do not use an oath
Love friendship
Cling to discipline
Pursue honour
Long for wisdom
Praise the good
Find fault with no one
Praise virtue
Practice what is just
Be kind to your friends
Watch out for your enemies
Exercise nobility of character
Shun evil/wickedness/cowardice
Be impartial/affable/courteous/unbiassed
Guard what is yours
Shun what belongs to others/what is alien(foreign)
Listen to everyone
Be (religiously) silent
Do a favour for a friend/show kindness to a friend
Nothing to excess
Use time sparingly
Foresee the future
Despise insolence/hubris
Have respect for suppliants
Be accommodated in everything
Educate your sons
When you have, give
Fear deceit
Speak well of everyone
Be a seeker of wisdom
Choose what is divine
Act when you know
Shun murder
Pray/wish/promise for things possible
Consult the wise
Test the character
Give back what you have received
Down-look no one
Use your skill
Do what you mean to do / give what you promised
Honour a benefaction
Be jealous of no one
Be on your guard
Praise hope
Despise slander
Gain possessions justly
Honour good men
Know the judge
Master wedding-feasts
Recognize fortune
Flee a pledge
Speak plainly
Associate with your peers
Govern your expenses
Be happy with what you have
Revere a sense of shame
Fulfill a favour
Pray for happiness
Be content with your fortune
Observe what you have heard
Work for what you can own
Despise strife
Detest disgrace
Restrain the tongue
Keep yourself from insolence
Make just judgements
Use what you have
Judge incorruptibly
Accuse someone who is present
Speak only from expertise
Do not depend on strength/violence
Live without sorrow
Live together/socialize meekly
Finish the race without shrinking back
Deal kindly with everyone
Do not curse your sons
Rule your wife
Benefit yourself
Be courteous
Give a timely response
Struggle with glory
Act without repenting
Repent of sins
Control the eye
Give a timely counsel
Act quickly
Guard friendship
Be grateful
Pursue harmony
Keep deeply the top secret
Fear ruling / respect authority
Pursue what is profitable/beneficial
Accept due measure
Do away with enmities
Accept old age
Do not boast in might
Exercise auspicious speech
Flee enmity
Acquire wealth justly
Do not abandon honour
Venture into danger prudently
Do not tire of learning
Do not stop to be thrifty
Admire oracles
Love whom you rear
Do not oppose someone absent
Respect an elder
Teach a youngster
Do not trust wealth
Respect yourself
Do not begin to be insolent
Crown your ancestors
Die for your country
Do not be discontented by life
Do not make fun of the dead
Share the load of the unfortunate
Gratify without harming
Don’t be distressed by everything
Beget from noble routes
Make promises to no one
Do not wrong the dead
Be well off as a mortal
Do not trust fortune
As a child be well-behaved
As a youth—self-disciplined
As of middle-aged—just
As an old man—sensible
On reaching the end—without sorrow