That city in which those who are not wronged, no less than those who are wronged, exert themselves to punish the wrongdoers.
SOLONHonors achieved far exceed those that are created.
More Solon Quotes
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In all things let reason be your guide.
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Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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A half truth is the worst of all lies, because it can be defended in partiality.
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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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No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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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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Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Call no man happy until he is dead.
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To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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