If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
SOLONAs I grow older, I constantly learn more.
More Solon Quotes
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Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Speech is the mirror of action.
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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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Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Poets tell many lies.
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Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Pure chastity is beauty to our souls, grace to our bodies, and peace to our desires.
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Say nothing but good of the 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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He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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In all things let reason be your guide.
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