Chilon of Sparta
Chilon of Sparta was a Spartan politician credited with the militarization of Spartan society, and one of the Seven Sages of Greece.
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- Sparta
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Trending topics shown first"The reason is because I know how to bear injustice, but you do not."
"To prefer punishment to disgraceful gain; for the one is painful but once, but the other for one’s whole life."
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-599
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Birth-519
Died
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