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Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.

Solon

Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
SOLON

Advice Friendship Please Seek
We can have justice whenever those who have not been injured by injustice are as outraged by it as those who have been.
SOLON

Angry Injury Justice
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
SOLON

Learning Rule Submit
In all things that you do, consider the end.
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End Yourself
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
SOLON

Day Growth Learning Old
Speech is the mirror of action.
SOLON

Action Mirror One Liner Talk
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
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.
SOLON

Catch Law Oneself Poor Spider Trap Weakness
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
SOLON

Character Noble Promise Trust
Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.
SOLON

Call Death Happiness Himself
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
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
If all men were to bring their miseries together in one place, most would be glad to take each his own home again rather than take a portion out of the common stock.
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Home Man Misery Oneself Place Togetherness

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