Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
SOLONLearn to obey before you command.
More Solon Quotes
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Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.
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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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In all things let reason be your guide.
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He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates, and the magistrates obey the law.
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Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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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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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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Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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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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