More from Solon
Often the wicked prosper, while the righteous starve; yet I would never exchange my state for theirs, my virtue for their gold. For mine endures, while riches change their owner every day.
SolonSolon Poets tell many lies.
SolonSolon He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
SolonSolon In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
SolonSolon I grow old learning something new every day.
SolonSolon He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
SolonSolon 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.
SolonSolon Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
SolonSolon Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
SolonSolon I grow old, ever learning many things.
SolonSolon No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
SolonSolon Each day grow older, and learn something new.
SolonSolon We can have justice whenever those who have not been injured by injustice are as outraged by it as those who have been.
SolonSolon Many evil men are rich, and good men poor, but we shall not exchange with them our excellence for riches.
SolonSolon Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
SolonSolon 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.
SolonSolon
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They bleed not in the mouth but through their ink – indelible and dark.
Juana GarciaJuana Garcia I would rather shoot my arrows than keep them in my bow, I would rather risk it all than risk nothing at all.
ShamaShama I wish I knew then all of the things I know now that I am enough.
TMCTMC I feel like I’m on fire, fighting for a moment on respite – I’m not placing bets.
M.K. StandbyM.K. Standby I found him in all the chaos, and that was when my world started making sense again.
MoomerMoomer The judgement that people cast on you for how you do or do not appear is nothing more than just a projection of their own wounds.
Taj AroraTaj Arora Be grateful for what you have now, even if it’s not everything you wanted.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis It seems strange how we look in the same mirror, yet what stares back, is so painfully different.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin
More on growth
Just like in bodybuilding, failure is also a necessary experience for growth in our own lives, for if we’re never tested to our limits, how will we know how strong we really are? How will we ever grow?
Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger We are powerful because we have survived, and that is what it is all about survival and growth.
Audre LordeAudre Lorde Love is like a tree: it grows by itself, roots itself deeply in our being and continues to flourish over a heart in ruin.
Victor HugoVictor Hugo Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.
Napoleon HillNapoleon Hill In our work and in our living, we must recognize that difference is a reason for celebration and growth, rather than a reason for destruction.
Audre LordeAudre Lorde Growing old is unavoidable, but never growing up is possible. I believe you can retain certain things from your childhood if you protect them – certain traits, certain places where you don’t let the world go.
Johnny DeppJohnny Depp Believe in everything you do. Believe in your mistakes and grow from them.
Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Normality is a paved road: It’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh
