Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.
SOLONReprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.
More Solon Quotes
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He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.
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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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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.
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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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Learn to obey before you command.
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What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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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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As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Each day grow older, and learn something new.
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Pure chastity is beauty to our souls, grace to our bodies, and peace to our desires.
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Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates, and the magistrates obey the law.
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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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Justice, even if slow, is sure.
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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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