"Recognize the favorable opportunity (kairos)", Γίγνωσκε καιρόν, Pittakos of Mytilene
- Ariane Bilheran
- Mar 3
- 8 min read
La Licorne (The Unicorn) No. 7 by Ariane Bilheran, March 3, 2025.
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For this Licorne/Unicorn No. 7, we continue our wanderings into the principles of the seven sages of Antiquity, whose apophthegms (maxims of wisdom) were engraved at Delphi, the "navel of the world" according to the Ancient Greeks.
This time let us delve into the depths of the teachings of Pittakos of Mytilene, with the precept: "Recognize the favorable opportunity" (Γίγνωσκε καιρόν).
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