Pure chastity is beauty to our souls, grace to our bodies, and peace to our desires.
SOLONIf 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.
More Solon Quotes
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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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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.
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No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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A half truth is the worst of all lies, because it can be defended in partiality.
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In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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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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Say nothing but good of the dead.
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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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No fool can be silent at a feast.
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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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That city in which those who are not wronged, no less than those who are wronged, exert themselves to punish the wrongdoers.
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