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What is the origin of Know Thyself?

Updated: 9/15/2023

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Know Thyself is the English transaltion of a greek saying (Γνῶθι Σεαυτόν) that was written on the temple of the oracle in Delphi. It is attributed variously to Thales of Myletus or Chilon of Sparta, two of the seven wise men of Greece.

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