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Pittacus of Mytilene
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“Do not to your neighbor what you would take ill from him.”
Pittacus of Mytilene (651–571 BC) said by 571 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Forgiveness is better than revenge.”
Pittacus of Mytilene (651–571 BC) said by 571 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: According to William Shepard Walsh, in Handy-book of Literary Curiosities (1892), p. 392, Epictetus, quoting from the same source, gives the phrase thus: "Forgiveness is better than punishment; for the one is proof of a…
“Whatever you do, do it well.”
Pittacus of Mytilene (651–571 BC) said by 571 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Even the Gods cannot strive against necessity.”
Pittacus of Mytilene (651–571 BC) said by 571 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Power shows the man.”
Pittacus of Mytilene (651–571 BC) said by 571 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Do not say before hand what you are going to do; for if you fail, you will be laughed at.”
Pittacus of Mytilene (651–571 BC) said by 571 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Do not reproach a man with his misfortunes, fearing lest Nemesis may overtake you.”
Pittacus of Mytilene (651–571 BC) said by 571 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Speak no ill of a friend, nor even of an enemy.”
Pittacus of Mytilene (651–571 BC) said by 571 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Cultivate truth, good faith, experience, cleverness, sociability, and industry.”
Pittacus of Mytilene (651–571 BC) said by 571 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Whatever you rebuke your neighbor for, do not do it yourself.”
Pittacus of Mytilene (651–571 BC) said by 571 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Apophthegms of the Seven Sages, in Early Greek Philosophy: Beginnings and Ionian Thinkers, Loeb Classical Library Volume 525 (2016), p. 145