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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.

Solon

Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.
SOLON

Call Death Happiness Himself
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.
SOLON

Change Day Prospect Right Starve Virtue Wicket
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
SOLON

Frame Interest Public Sale
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
SOLON

Day Growth Learning Old
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
SOLON

Gentle Man Promise Yourself
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.
SOLON

Blame God Guard Rule Slave Vice Yourself
No fool can be silent at a feast.
SOLON

Feast Fool One Liner Silence
Seek to learn constantly while you live; do not wait in the faith that old age by itself will bring wisdom.
SOLON

Age Faith Learning Live Wisdom
Pure chastity is beauty to our souls, grace to our bodies, and peace to our desires.
SOLON

Chastity Desire Grace Ourselves Peace Purity Soul
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
SOLON

Justice One Liner Slow
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
SOLON

Learning Rule Submit
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
SOLON

Action Seek Talk Yourself
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
SOLON

Achievement Creation Excess
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
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.
SOLON

Advantage Agreement Evidence Frame Interest Man Myself Observation Party
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

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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