If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
SOLON
Pure chastity is beauty to our souls, grace to our bodies, and peace to our desires.
More Solon Quotes
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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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He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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I grow old learning something new every day.
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Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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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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I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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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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Call no man happy until he is dead.
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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.
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In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Poets tell many lies.
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As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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