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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.

Solon

If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.
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Call Death Happiness Himself
Men keep their engagements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them.
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Engagement Man Myself Party Relationship
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
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
If through your vices you afflicted are, Lay not the blame of your distress on God; You made your rulers mighty, gave them guards, So now you groan ‘neath slavery’s heavy rod.
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Blame God Guard Rule Slave Vice Yourself
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
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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exchange Man Ourselves Poor Rich Virtue
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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Break Escape Law Small Spider

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