black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

The ideal state is that in which an injury done to the least of its citizens is an injury done to all.

Solon

Angels are winged with God’s power.
SOLON

Angel God Power Wings
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
SOLON

Action Seek Talk Yourself
Men keep their engagements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them.
SOLON

Engagement Man Myself Party Relationship
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
SOLON

Character Noble Promise Trust
If through your vices you afflicted are, Lay not the blame of your distress on God; You made your rulers mighty, gave them guards, So now you groan ‘neath slavery’s heavy rod.
SOLON

Blame God Guard Rule Slave Vice Yourself
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.
SOLON

Citizenship Heart Mindset Oneself Secret Separate
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
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
SOLON

Advantage Agreement Break
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
SOLON

Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
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

Home Man Misery Oneself Place Togetherness
Poets tell many lies.
SOLON

Lying One Liner Poet
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
SOLON

Day Growth Learning Old
Seek to learn constantly while you live; do not wait in the faith that old age by itself will bring wisdom.
SOLON

Age Faith Learning Live Wisdom
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
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
SOLON

Achievement Creation Excess
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
SOLON

Growth Learning Myself Old

The ideal state is that in which an injury done to the least of its citizens is an injury done to all.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

The ideal state is that in which an injury done to the least of its citizens is an injury done to all.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Solon Quotes