What thou seest, speak of with caution.
SOLON
Poets tell many lies.
More Solon Quotes
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What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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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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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 their agreements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them; and I shall so frame my laws that it will be evident to the Athenians that it will be for their interest to observe them.
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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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No fool can be silent at a feast.
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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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Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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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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Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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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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If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Learn to obey before you command.
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