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Many evil men are rich, and good men poor, but we shall not exchange with them our excellence for riches.

Solon

Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
SOLON

Commend Friendship Public
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
SOLON

Achievement Creation Excess
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
Learn to obey before you command.
SOLON

Command Learning Obedience Yourself
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
SOLON

Justice One Liner Slow
Call no man happy until he is dead.
SOLON

Call Death Happiness
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
SOLON

Learning Rule Submit
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
SOLON

Day Growth Learning Old
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
That city in which those who are not wronged, no less than those who are wronged, exert themselves to punish the wrongdoers.
SOLON

Action Punishment Wrong
In all things let reason be your guide.
SOLON

Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
SOLON

Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
SOLON

Empire Law Obedience People
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
SOLON

Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
A half truth is the worst of all lies, because it can be defended in partiality.
SOLON

Defend Lying Partial Truth Worst
Pure chastity is beauty to our souls, grace to our bodies, and peace to our desires.
SOLON

Chastity Desire Grace Ourselves Peace Purity Soul

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