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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

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
As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Growth Learning Myself Old
Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Achievement Creation Excess
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
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
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Character Noble Promise Trust
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
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
Poets tell many lies.
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Lying One Liner Poet
Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them.
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Advantage Agreement Break
Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Gold People Rich Sheep Wisdom
Learn to obey before you command.
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Command Learning Obedience Yourself
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
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Best Fortunate Happiness Himself Man
In all things let reason be your guide.
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Guide One Liner Reason Yourself
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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Blessing Death Goodness Life True
Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Angel God Power Wings
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
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
Speech is the mirror of action.
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Action Mirror One Liner Talk
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow
We can have justice whenever those who have not been injured by injustice are as outraged by it as those who have been.
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Angry Injury Justice
Many evil men are rich, and good men poor, but we shall not exchange with them our excellence for riches.
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Evil Excellence exchange Man Rich
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
What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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Action Seek Talk Yourself
To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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Empire Law Obedience People
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

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