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Men keep their engagements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them.

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I grow old, ever learning many things.
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Growth Learning Old
No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear.
SOLON

Attempt Goodness Nation Patriot Tolerance Try
He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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Frame Interest Public Sale
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
Call no man happy until he is dead.
SOLON

Call Death Happiness
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.
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Citizenship Ideal Injury State
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
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Desire Myself Wealth Wrong
If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
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Benefit Legislation Religion
In the ideal State laws are few and simple, because they have been derived from certainties. In the corrupt State laws are many and confused, because they have been derived from uncertainties.
SOLON

Confusion Ideal Law Simplicity State Uncertain
In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
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Advice Friendship Please Seek
No fool can be silent at a feast.
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Feast Fool One Liner Silence
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
He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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Command Learning Obedience
I grow old learning something new every day.
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Day Growth Old
Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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Justice One Liner Slow

Men keep their engagements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them.

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