I was just thinking about what good 'know thyself' means. There is something arguably narcissistic and unnecessary - or at least self absorbed - about examining your life just to know your own flaws and abilities (and I assume that's what is meant); I think I can see how doing so might help someone understand others, but I wanted clear examples of that, despite it being fairly intuitive. Specifically, I want to know whether being temperate is in fact knowledge about others, and not even others compared to or in relation to yourself.

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> In Critias' opinion "know thyself!" was an admonition to those
> entering the sacred temple to remember or know their place and that
> "know thyself!" and "be temperate!" are the same.
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Perhaps it works out that way when in conjunction with a specific virtue?