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If all men were to bring their miseries together in one place, most would be glad to take each his own home again rather than take a portion out of the common stock.

Solon

He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
SOLON

Frame Interest Public Sale
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.
SOLON

Catch Law Oneself Poor Spider Trap Weakness
Pure chastity is beauty to our souls, grace to our bodies, and peace to our desires.
SOLON

Chastity Desire Grace Ourselves Peace Purity Soul
We can have justice whenever those who have not been injured by injustice are as outraged by it as those who have been.
SOLON

Angry Injury Justice
Men keep their engagements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them.
SOLON

Engagement Man Myself Party Relationship
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.
SOLON

Confusion Ideal Law Simplicity State Uncertain
Learn to obey before you command.
SOLON

Command Learning Obedience Yourself
I grow old, ever learning many things.
SOLON

Growth Learning Old
Speech is the mirror of action.
SOLON

Action Mirror One Liner Talk
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
SOLON

Command Learning Obedience
No fool can be silent at a feast.
SOLON

Feast Fool One Liner Silence
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
SOLON

Advice Friendship Please Seek
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
SOLON

Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
In all things let reason be your guide.
SOLON

Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
SOLON

Blessing Death Goodness Life True
A half truth is the worst of all lies, because it can be defended in partiality.
SOLON

Defend Lying Partial Truth Worst

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