Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
SOLONIn the ideal State laws are few and simple, because they have been derived from certainties. In the corrupt State laws are many and confused, because they have been derived from uncertainties.
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No fool can be silent at a feast.
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A half truth is the worst of all lies, because it can be defended in partiality.
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I grow old, ever learning many things.
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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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Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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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.
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Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Learn to obey before you command.
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As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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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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In the ideal State laws are few and simple, because they have been derived from certainties. In the corrupt State laws are many and confused, because they have been derived from uncertainties.
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In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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