Solon Quotes

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• Laws are like spider's webs: If some poor weak creature comes up against them, it is caught; but a big one can break through and get away.

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  Law, Break Through, Spiders

  In Diogenes Laertius 'Lives of the Eminent Philosophers' bk. 1, ch. 58.

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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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  Confused, Simple, Law

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• In all things that you do, consider the end.

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  Inspirational, Ends, All Things

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• A half truth is the worst of all lies,because it can be defended in partiality.

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  Lying, Half, Truth Is

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• We can have justice whenever those who have not been injured
  by injustice are as outraged by it as those who have been.

  Solon

  Life, Justice, Liberty

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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.

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  Good Life, Waiting, Age

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• He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.

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  Leadership, Learning, Knowing

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• Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates, and the magistrates obey the law.

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  Law, Umpires, People

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• I grow old learning something new every day.

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  Learning Something New, New Day, Something New

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• 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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  Citizens, Done, Injury

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• 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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  Wicked, Gold, Riches

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• Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.

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  Wisdom, Sheep, People

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• In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.

  Solon

  Life, Friendship, Giving

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• In all things let reason be your guide.

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  Reason, Guides, All Things

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• Justice, even if slow, is sure.

  Solon

  Justice, Ifs

  "Delphi Complete Works of Plutarch". Book by Plutarch, translation by Bernadotte Perrin, "Solon", 2013.

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• Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.

  Solon

  Inspirational, Trust, Character

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• If all men were to bring their miseries together in one place, most would be glad to take each his own home again rather than take a portion out of the common stock.

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  Gratitude, Home, Men

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• Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.

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  Friendship

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• Many evil men are rich, and good men poor, but we shall not exchange with them our excellence for riches.

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  Men, Evil, Good Man

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• Call no man happy until he is dead.

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  Men, Disgrace

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• Laws are like spiders webs which, if anything small falls into them they ensnare it, but large things break through and escape.

  Solon

  Fall, Law, Break Through

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• Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.

  Solon

  Good Life, Wish, Desire

  "Delphi Complete Works of Plutarch". Book by Plutarch, translation by Bernadotte Perrin, "Solon", 2013.

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• Speech is the mirror of action.

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  Mirrors, Theatre, Speech

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• Wealth breeds satiety, satiety outrage.

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  Wealth, Outrage, Satiety

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• Know thyself.
  [Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]

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  Knowledge, Greek, Know Thyself

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