Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
SOLONPut more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
More Solon Quotes
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Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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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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Men keep their engagements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them.
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Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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I grow old learning something new every day.
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He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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