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The ideal state is that in which an injury done to the least of its citizens is an injury done to all.

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Pure chastity is beauty to our souls, grace to our bodies, and peace to our desires.
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Chastity Desire Grace Ourselves Peace Purity Soul
Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.
SOLON

Call Death Happiness Himself
Call no man happy until he is dead.
SOLON

Call Death Happiness
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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Catch Law Oneself Poor Spider Trap Weakness
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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Age Faith Learning Live Wisdom
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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Advantage Agreement Evidence Frame Interest Man Myself Observation Party
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
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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Action Punishment Wrong
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man

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