True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
SOLONI grow old, ever learning many things.
More Solon Quotes
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What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Learn to obey before you command.
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Seek to learn constantly while you live; do not wait in the faith that old age by itself will bring wisdom.
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Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Say nothing but good of the dead.
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To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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I grow old, ever learning many things.
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If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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I grow old learning something new every day.
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Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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