The three maxims at the Temple of Apollo (Greek)

The three best known maxims – "Know thyself", "Nothing too much", and "Give a pledge and trouble is at hand" – were prominently located at the entrance to the temple, and were traditionally said to have been authored by the legendary Seven Sages of Greece, or even by Apollo.

1. What are the 3 maxims Temple of Apollo?
2. What does the third Delphic maxim mean?
3. What is a Greek maxim?

What are the 3 maxims Temple of Apollo?

There were three maxims carved into the Temple of Apollo at Delphi: γνῶθι σεαυτόν (know thyself) μηδὲν ἄγαν (nothing in excess) Ἐγγύα πάρα δ'ἄτη (a pledge comes from folly)

What does the third Delphic maxim mean?

Nothing to Excess

Reactions that seem foolish to the observer may be experienced as compulsory by the performer.

What is a Greek maxim?

A maxims is a short, concise statement expressing a fundamental moral rule or rule of conduct. The most famous of the Delphic maxims, 'Know yourself', was one of the first three maxims carved above the entrance to the Temple of Apollo at Delphi in the sixth century B.C.