No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
SOLONWhat thou seest, speak of with caution.
More Solon Quotes
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Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Laws are like spiders webs which, if anything small falls into them they ensnare it, but large things break through and escape.
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Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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If all men were to bring their miseries together in one place, most would be glad to take each his own home again rather than take a portion out of the common stock.
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A half truth is the worst of all lies, because it can be defended in partiality.
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Seek to learn constantly while you live; do not wait in the faith that old age by itself will bring wisdom.
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Poets tell many lies.
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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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If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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