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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

The ideal state is that in which an injury done to the least of its citizens is an injury done to all.
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Citizenship Ideal Injury State
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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Action Punishment Wrong
Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.
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Call Death Happiness Himself
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
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
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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Change Day Prospect Right Starve Virtue Wicket
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
If through your vices you afflicted are, Lay not the blame of your distress on God; You made your rulers mighty, gave them guards, So now you groan ‘neath slavery’s heavy rod.
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Blame God Guard Rule Slave Vice Yourself
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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exchange Man Ourselves Poor Rich Virtue
Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
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Appreciation Friendship Himself Praise Public
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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Age Faith Learning Live Wisdom
Men keep their agreements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them; and I shall so frame my laws that it will be evident to the Athenians that it will be for their interest to observe them.
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Advantage Agreement Evidence Frame Interest Man Myself Observation Party
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
Say nothing but good of the dead.
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Death Goodness One Liner

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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