To prefer punishment to disgraceful gain; for the one is pa… - Chilon of Sparta

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To prefer punishment to disgraceful gain; for the one is painful but once, but the other for one’s whole life.

Chilon of Sparta

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Chilon (fl. 555 BC) was a Spartan politician reckoned one of the seven wise men.

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Native Name: Χίλων ο Λακεδαιμόνιος

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Pythagoras James Burgh Baltasar Gracián Confucius Epictetus

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Suretyship, and then destruction.

To be silent about secrets; to make good use of one’s leisure, and to be able to submit to injustice.

To rule one’s tongue, especially at a banquet, and not to speak ill of one’s neighbors; for if one does so one is sure to hear what one will not like.

To prefer punishment to disgraceful gain; for the one is painful but once, but the other for one’s whole life.﻿ - Chilon of Sparta

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To prefer punishment to disgraceful gain; for the one is painful but once, but the other for one’s whole life. - Chilon of Sparta