Is it also the secret of success? The command to “know thyself” is one of the most famous in history. But 2,500 years after it was written, thinkers still disagree on its meaning.
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Warning: This mosaic with Greek text was excavated from a convent in Rome. It delivers a famous reminder: you are mortal and you will die. Glossary
Pilgrims - In 1620, the Mayflower ship arrived in the New World from Plymouth, carrying English puritans fleeing persecution.
Command - To give (someone) an order.
John Calvin - A French theologian (1509 to 1564) who was key in the Protestant Reformation.
Flaws - Things that are not perfect.
Thomas Hobbes - An English philosopher who is regarded as one of the founders of modern political theory.
Honest - Being truthful in what you say and do.
Criticism - The act of saying that something or someone is bad.