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Pure chastity is beauty to our souls, grace to our bodies, and peace to our desires.

Solon

Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.
SOLON

Call Death Happiness Himself
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
SOLON

Commend Friendship Public
Angels are winged with God’s power.
SOLON

Angel God Power Wings
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
SOLON

Blessing Death Goodness Life True
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
SOLON

Advantage Agreement Break
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
SOLON

Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
A half truth is the worst of all lies, because it can be defended in partiality.
SOLON

Defend Lying Partial Truth Worst
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
SOLON

Frame Interest Public Sale
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.
SOLON

exchange Man Ourselves Poor Rich Virtue
Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates, and the magistrates obey the law.
SOLON

Government Law Obedience People Society
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
SOLON

Growth Learning Myself Old
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
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
SOLON

Character Noble Promise Trust
Poets tell many lies.
SOLON

Lying One Liner Poet
Seek to learn constantly while you live; do not wait in the faith that old age by itself will bring wisdom.
SOLON

Age Faith Learning Live Wisdom
Laws are like spiders webs which, if anything small falls into them they ensnare it, but large things break through and escape.
SOLON

Break Escape Law Small Spider

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