Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
SOLONNo more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
More Solon Quotes
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No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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I grow old learning something new every day.
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He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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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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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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Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Say nothing but good of the dead.
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In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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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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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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Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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