Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
SOLONHe that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
More Solon Quotes
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We can have justice whenever those who have not been injured by injustice are as outraged by it as those who have been.
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Angels are winged with God’s power.
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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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In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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I grow old learning something new every day.
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Poets tell many lies.
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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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Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Call no man happy until he is dead.
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He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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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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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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Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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