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If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.

Solon

He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
SOLON

Learning Rule Submit
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
We can have justice whenever those who have not been injured by injustice are as outraged by it as those who have been.
SOLON

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

Call Death Happiness Himself
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
Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates, and the magistrates obey the law.
SOLON

Government Law Obedience People Society
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
SOLON

Day Growth Learning Old
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.
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Change Day Prospect Right Starve Virtue Wicket
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
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
SOLON

Action Seek Talk Yourself
Men keep their engagements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them.
SOLON

Engagement Man Myself Party Relationship
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale

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