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.
SOLONLearn to obey before you command.
More Solon Quotes
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As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Speech is the mirror of action.
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In all things that you do, consider the end.
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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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True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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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 who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Pure chastity is beauty to our souls, grace to our bodies, and peace to our desires.
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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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Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Learn to obey before you command.
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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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Poets tell many lies.
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