Speech is the mirror of action.
SOLONA half truth is the worst of all lies, because it can be defended in partiality.
More Solon Quotes
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Poets tell many lies.
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Angels are winged with God’s power.
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Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.
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Honors achieved far exceed those that are created.
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Consider your honour, as a gentleman, of more weight than an oath.
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In all things that you do, consider the end.
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What thou seest, speak of with caution.
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As I grow older, I constantly learn more.
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Call no man happy until he is dead.
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He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.
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True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
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No fool can be silent at a feast.
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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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To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.
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In all things let reason be your guide.
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