True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
SOLONA half truth is the worst of all lies, because it can be defended in partiality.
More Solon Quotes
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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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Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Call no man happy until he is dead.
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If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Men keep their agreements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them; and I shall so frame my laws that it will be evident to the Athenians that it will be for their interest to observe them.
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Learn to obey before you command.
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Speech is the mirror of action.
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No fool can be silent at a feast.
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I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Many evil men are rich, and good men poor, but we shall not exchange with them our excellence for riches.
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He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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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.
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