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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

Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
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
Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
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
I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
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
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
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
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
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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Angry Injury Justice
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
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old

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