Chilon
Americannoun
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In the early 3rd century, biographer Diogenes Laërtius attributed the phrase “do not speak ill of the dead” to philosopher Chilon of Sparta, later popularized in Latin as De mortuis nihil nisi bonum.
From Washington Post • Aug. 28, 2018
"Ouchey August 3d 1869 "We went to the castle of Chilon by steam and row boat.
From Time Magazine Archive
Chilon was so busy that the messengers had to wait several days before they could see him.
From Fifty Famous People by Baldwin, James
They had never heard of Chilon, for his name was hardly known outside of his own country.
From Fifty Famous People by Baldwin, James
As soon as he was able to learn, Cato himself taught him his letters, although he had a clever slave named Chilon, who taught many children to read.
From Plutarch's Lives, Volume II by Stewart, Aubrey
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