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We can have justice whenever those who have not been injured by injustice are as outraged by it as those who have been.

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In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
SOLON

Commend Friendship Public
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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Blame God Guard Rule Slave Vice Yourself
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
A half truth is the worst of all lies, because it can be defended in partiality.
SOLON

Defend Lying Partial Truth Worst
Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.
SOLON

Call Death Happiness Himself
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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Catch Law Oneself Poor Spider Trap Weakness
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
Laws are like spiders webs which, if anything small falls into them they ensnare it, but large things break through and escape.
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Break Escape Law Small Spider
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
Men keep their engagements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them.
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Engagement Man Myself Party Relationship
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself

We can have justice whenever those who have not been injured by injustice are as outraged by it as those who have been.

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