汝なんじ自じ身しんを知しれ

expression

Know thyself

Archaic phrase, equivalent to the ancient Greek aphorism 'γνῶθι σεαυτόν'. Used in classical or literary contexts. The alternative form 汝自らを知れ is also attested.

See also: 汝自らを知れ

• 「汝なんじ自じ身しんを知しれ」はデルフォイの神しん殿でんに刻きざまれていたと伝つたえられる。

  'Know thyself' is said to have been inscribed at the Temple of Apollo at Delphi.