Chilon

[ kahy-lon ]

noun

1. flourished 556 b.c., Greek sage and ephor at Sparta.

Example Sentences

The community in Chilón are predominantly indigenous descendants of the Mayan civilisation.

From BBC

Far be it from me to disagree with Chilon of Sparta, one of the Seven Sages of Greece, who is believed to have been the first to say, “Of the dead, nothing but good is to be said.”

From Seattle Times

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

It is said of Chilon, one of the seven sages of Greece, that at the close of his career he gathered his disciples around him, and congratulated himself that in a long life he could recall but a single act that saddened his dying hour.

From Project Gutenberg

"Ouchey August 3d 1869 "We went to the castle of Chilon by steam and row boat.

From Time Magazine Archive