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

Solon

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
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.
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Call Death Happiness Himself
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
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
A half truth is the worst of all lies, because it can be defended in partiality.
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Defend Lying Partial Truth Worst
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
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
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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Break Escape Law Small Spider
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
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.
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Blame God Guard Rule Slave Vice Yourself

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