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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

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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Home Man Misery Oneself Place Togetherness
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
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
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
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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Confusion Ideal Law Simplicity State Uncertain
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.
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Citizenship Heart Mindset Oneself Secret Separate
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
Seek to learn constantly while you live; do not wait in the faith that old age by itself will bring wisdom.
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Age Faith Learning Live Wisdom
Men keep their engagements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them.
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Engagement Man Myself Party Relationship
That city in which those who are not wronged, no less than those who are wronged, exert themselves to punish the wrongdoers.
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Action Punishment Wrong
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
The ideal state is that in which an injury done to the least of its citizens is an injury done to all.
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Citizenship Ideal Injury State
Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.
SOLON

Call Death Happiness Himself

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