古希腊七贤
古希腊七贤,古代希腊七位名人的统称,现代人了解较多的只有立法者梭伦和哲学家泰勒斯两人,剩余五人一般認為是契罗、毕阿斯、庇塔庫斯、佩里安德、克萊俄布盧,但無法確定[1]。
- 雅典的梭伦(Solon of Athens),他的格言相傳是「避免极端」(Nothing in excess)。
- 斯巴达的契罗(Chilon of Sparta),他的格言相傳是「莫妄想不可能之事」(Do not desire the impossible)或「認識你自己」(first Know yourself)。
- 米利都的泰勒斯(Thales of Miletus),他的格言相傳是「只在乎穩定會帶來毁灭」(To bring surety brings ruin)或「認識你自己」(Know thyself)[2]。
- 普里耶涅的毕阿斯(Bias of Priene),他的格言相傳有「人多反而壞事」(Too many workers spoil the work)、「多数人皆惡人」(Most men are bad)。
- 林佐斯的克萊俄布盧(Cleobulus of Lindos),他的格言相傳是「适度即至善」(Moderation is the chief good)。
- 米蒂利尼的庇塔庫斯(Pittacus of Mitylene),他的格言相傳是「認清你的时机」(Know thine opportunity)。
- 科林斯的佩里安德(Periander of Corinth),他的格言相傳是「事事都應做長遠考慮」(Forethought in all things)。
參考
- Diogenes Laërtius, i. 41
- Diogenes Laërtius, i. 40
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维基共享资源上的相关多媒体资源:古希腊七贤 |
- Plutarch's The Dinner of the Seven Wise Men, in the Loeb Classical Library.
- Seven Sages of Greece with illustrations and further links.
- Jona Lendering's article Seven Sages includes a chart of various canonical lists.
- Sentences of the Seven Sages
- Fragment of a poem in which the Seven Wise Men were mentioned together, from Oxyrhynchus Papyri
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