Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
SOLONRich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
More Solon Quotes
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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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Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Poets tell many lies.
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No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Many evil men are rich, and good men poor, but we shall not exchange with them our excellence for riches.
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Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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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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As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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A half truth is the worst of all lies, because it can be defended in partiality.
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Watch well each separate citizen, Lest having in his heart of hearts A secret spear, one still may come Saluting you with cheerful face, And utter with a double tongue The feigned good wishes of his wary mind.
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Speech is the mirror of action.
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In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Learn to obey before you command.
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We can have justice whenever those who have not been injured by injustice are as outraged by it as those who have been.
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