Justice, even if slow, is sure.
SOLONLet no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.
More Solon Quotes
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I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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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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Men keep their engagements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break 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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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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Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Poets tell many lies.
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Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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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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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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Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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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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