Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.
SOLONWe can have justice whenever those who have not been injured by injustice are as outraged by it as those who have been.
More Solon Quotes
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He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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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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Watch well each separate citizen, Lest having in his heart of hearts A secret spear, one still may come Saluting you with cheerful face, And utter with a double tongue The feigned good wishes of his wary mind.
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No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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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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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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Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Pure chastity is beauty to our souls, grace to our bodies, and peace to our desires.
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To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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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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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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Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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