Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.
SOLONThe ideal state is that in which an injury done to the least of its citizens is an injury done to all.
More Solon Quotes
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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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To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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No fool can be silent at a feast.
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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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Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Call no man happy until he is dead.
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For often evil men are rich, and good men poor; But we will not exchange with them Our virtue for their wealth since one abides always, While riches change their owners every day.
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True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Learn to obey before you command.
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I grow old, ever learning many things.
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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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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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Pure chastity is beauty to our souls, grace to our bodies, and peace to our desires.
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In all things let reason be your guide.
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