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If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.

Solon

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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Blame God Guard Rule Slave Vice Yourself
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
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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Change Day Prospect Right Starve Virtue Wicket
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
Watch well each separate citizen, Lest having in his heart of hearts A secret spear, one still may come Saluting you with cheerful face, And utter with a double tongue The feigned good wishes of his wary mind.
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Citizenship Heart Mindset Oneself Secret Separate
Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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Gentle Man Promise Yourself
Laws are like spiders webs which, if anything small falls into them they ensnare it, but large things break through and escape.
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Break Escape Law Small Spider
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
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Learning Rule Submit
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner
Men keep their agreements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them; and I shall so frame my laws that it will be evident to the Athenians that it will be for their interest to observe them.
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Advantage Agreement Evidence Frame Interest Man Myself Observation Party
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
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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exchange Man Ourselves Poor Rich Virtue

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