What does it mean?
Know yourself: your limits and your motives.
Closest English saying: Know thyself.
What does it literally say?
Γνώθι σαυτόν
Gnóthi saftón
“Know yourself.”
A Delphic maxim of the ancient Greek tradition. It has been attributed to different sages, and that authorship is not presented as certain.
How is it used?
«Πριν κρίνεις τους άλλους, γνώθι σαυτόν.»
“Before you judge others: know thyself.”
Where does it come from?
Ancient Greek gnomic tradition. eipane avoids firm personal attributions without primary documentation.
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