He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
SOLONEach day grow older, and learn something new.
More Solon Quotes
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In all things let reason be your guide.
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Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Poets tell many lies.
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Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.
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I grow old learning something new every day.
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Speech is the mirror of action.
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In all things that you do, consider the end.
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No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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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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Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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No fool can be silent at a feast.
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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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He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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