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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.

Solon

Many evil men are rich, and good men poor, but we shall not exchange with them our excellence for riches.
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Evil Excellence exchange Man Rich
Often the wicked prosper, while the righteous starve; yet I would never exchange my state for theirs, my virtue for their gold. For mine endures, while riches change their owner every day.
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Change Day Prospect Right Starve Virtue Wicket
Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.
SOLON

Call Death Happiness Himself
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
That city in which those who are not wronged, no less than those who are wronged, exert themselves to punish the wrongdoers.
SOLON

Action Punishment Wrong
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
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
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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Angry Injury Justice
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates, and the magistrates obey the law.
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Government Law Obedience People Society
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
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

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