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Laws are like spider’s webs: If some poor weak creature comes up against them, it is caught; but a big one can break through and get away.

Solon

Justice, even if slow, is sure.
SOLON

Justice One Liner Slow
Men keep their agreements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them; and I shall so frame my laws that it will be evident to the Athenians that it will be for their interest to observe them.
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Advantage Agreement Evidence Frame Interest Man Myself Observation Party
Laws are like spider’s webs: If some poor weak creature comes up against them, it is caught; but a big one can break through and get away.
SOLON

Catch Law Oneself Poor Spider Trap Weakness
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
A half truth is the worst of all lies, because it can be defended in partiality.
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Defend Lying Partial Truth Worst
If through your vices you afflicted are, Lay not the blame of your distress on God; You made your rulers mighty, gave them guards, So now you groan ‘neath slavery’s heavy rod.
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Blame God Guard Rule Slave Vice Yourself
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
For often evil men are rich, and good men poor; But we will not exchange with them Our virtue for their wealth since one abides always, While riches change their owners every day.
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exchange Man Ourselves Poor Rich Virtue
The ideal state is that in which an injury done to the least of its citizens is an injury done to all.
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Citizenship Ideal Injury State
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek

Laws are like spider’s webs: If some poor weak creature comes up against them, it is caught; but a big one can break through and get away.

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