Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
SOLONRich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
SOLONNo fool can be silent at a feast.
SOLONHe who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
SOLONThe ideal state is that in which an injury done to the least of its citizens is an injury done to all.
SOLONChide a friend in private and praise him in public.
SOLONIn giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
SOLONCall no man happy until he is dead.
SOLONI grow old learning something new every day.
SOLONLearn to obey before you command.
SOLONThat city in which those who are not wronged, no less than those who are wronged, exert themselves to punish the wrongdoers.
SOLONLaws 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.
SOLONHonors achieved far exceed those that are created.
SOLONAngels are winged with God’s power.
SOLONRule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
SOLONHe that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
SOLONNo more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
SOLON