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To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.

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Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
SOLON

Gentle Man Promise Yourself
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
SOLON

Learning Rule Submit
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
I grow old, ever learning many things.
SOLON

Growth Learning Old
Call no man happy until he is dead.
SOLON

Call Death Happiness
In all things that you do, consider the end.
SOLON

End Yourself
No fool can be silent at a feast.
SOLON

Feast Fool One Liner Silence
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
SOLON

Advantage Agreement Break
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
Learn to obey before you command.
SOLON

Command Learning Obedience Yourself
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
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
SOLON

Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
SOLON

Frame Interest Public Sale
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
SOLON

Justice One Liner Slow
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
Say nothing but good of the dead.
SOLON

Death Goodness One Liner

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