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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

Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
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.
SOLON

exchange Man Ourselves Poor Rich Virtue
Many evil men are rich, and good men poor, but we shall not exchange with them our excellence for riches.
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Evil Excellence exchange Man Rich
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
SOLON

Action Seek Talk Yourself
Poets tell many lies.
SOLON

Lying One Liner Poet
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
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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Citizenship Heart Mindset Oneself Secret Separate
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
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
Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Call Death Happiness
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.
SOLON

Change Day Prospect Right Starve Virtue Wicket
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
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
Laws are like spiders webs which, if anything small falls into them they ensnare it, but large things break through and escape.
SOLON

Break Escape Law Small Spider

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