True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
SOLONLaws are like spiders webs which, if anything small falls into them they ensnare it, but large things break through and escape.
More Solon Quotes
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Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Speech is the mirror of action.
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Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates, and the magistrates obey the law.
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In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
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No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
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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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Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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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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Call no man happy until he is dead.
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Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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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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I grow old learning something new every day.
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