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Pure chastity is beauty to our souls, grace to our bodies, and peace to our desires.

Solon

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

Call Death Happiness Himself
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
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.
SOLON

Blame God Guard Rule Slave Vice Yourself
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
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
SOLON

Frame Interest Public Sale
Seek to learn constantly while you live; do not wait in the faith that old age by itself will bring wisdom.
SOLON

Age Faith Learning Live Wisdom
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
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
Learn to obey before you command.
SOLON

Command Learning Obedience Yourself
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
SOLON

Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
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
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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Citizenship Ideal Injury State
Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
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

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