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

Solon

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.
SOLON

Change Day Prospect Right Starve Virtue Wicket
Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.
SOLON

Call Death Happiness Himself
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
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.
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Catch Law Oneself Poor Spider Trap Weakness
I grow old learning something new every day.
SOLON

Day Growth Old
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
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
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Commend Friendship Public
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
SOLON

Blessing Death Goodness Life True
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
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
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
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public

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