Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
SOLONSay nothing but good of the dead.
More Solon Quotes
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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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Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Pure chastity is beauty to our souls, grace to our bodies, and peace to our desires.
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What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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I grow old, ever learning many things.
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No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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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.
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Learn to obey before you command.
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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.
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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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