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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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Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
SOLON

Commend Friendship Public
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
SOLON

Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
SOLON

Action Seek Talk Yourself
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
SOLON

Empire Law Obedience People
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
SOLON

Learning Rule Submit
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
SOLON

Character Noble Promise Trust
The ideal state is that in which an injury done to the least of its citizens is an injury done to all.
SOLON

Citizenship Ideal Injury State
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
SOLON

Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
Pure chastity is beauty to our souls, grace to our bodies, and peace to our desires.
SOLON

Chastity Desire Grace Ourselves Peace Purity Soul
Men keep their engagements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them.
SOLON

Engagement Man Myself Party Relationship
Learn to obey before you command.
SOLON

Command Learning Obedience Yourself
If all men were to bring their miseries together in one place, most would be glad to take each his own home again rather than take a portion out of the common stock.
SOLON

Home Man Misery Oneself Place Togetherness

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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