Chilon Professions : Poet Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Chilon Prefer a loss to a dishonest gain; the one brings pain at the moment, the other for all time. Chilon moment pain loss time When strong, be merciful, if you would have the respect, not the fear of your neighbors. Chilon you respect strong fear Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poet All Authors