Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
SOLONI grow old learning something new every day.
More Solon Quotes
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Angels are winged with God’s power.
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He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Learn to obey before you command.
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I grow old learning something new every day.
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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.
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A half truth is the worst of all lies, because it can be defended in partiality.
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Speech is the mirror of action.
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To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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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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Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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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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True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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In the ideal State laws are few and simple, because they have been derived from certainties. In the corrupt State laws are many and confused, because they have been derived from uncertainties.
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