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Seek to learn constantly while you live; do not wait in the faith that old age by itself will bring wisdom.

Solon

Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule.
SOLON

Learning Rule Submit
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
Call no man happy until he is dead.
SOLON

Call Death Happiness
Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.
SOLON

Call Death Happiness Himself
Learn to obey before you command.
SOLON

Command Learning Obedience Yourself
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
Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Day Growth Learning Old
Speech is the mirror of action.
SOLON

Action Mirror One Liner Talk
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
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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Citizenship Heart Mindset Oneself Secret Separate
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates, and the magistrates obey the law.
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Government Law Obedience People Society
I grow old, ever learning many things.
SOLON

Growth Learning Old
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
I grow old learning something new every day.
SOLON

Day Growth Old

Seek to learn constantly while you live; do not wait in the faith that old age by itself will bring wisdom.

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