--- title: "2 Good men Quotes By Solon" description: "2 Good men quotes by Solon. Plus more from Solon and more Good men sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc0/solon-10247_character_for-often-evil-men-are-rich-and-good-men_1817697.jpg" --- > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solon/for-often-evil-men-are-rich-and-good-men-poor-but-we-will-not/) [Solon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc0/solon-10247_character_for-often-evil-men-are-rich-and-good-men_1817697.jpg) > [Many evil men are rich, and good men poor, but we shall not exchange with them our excellence for riches.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solon/many-evil-men-are-rich-and-good-men-poor-but-we-shall-not-exchange/) [Solon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/895/solon-10247_evil_many-evil-men-are-rich-and-good-men-poor_2123527.jpg) ## Other authors on Good men - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-edmund-burke-31567.jpg) Edmund Burke 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-men/edmund-burke/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-plato-75782.jpg) Plato 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-men/plato/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-theodore-roosevelt-90083.jpg) Theodore Roosevelt 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-men/theodore-roosevelt/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-men/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-milton-51960.jpg) John Milton 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-men/john-milton/) - [Aristotle 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-men/aristotle/) ## More by Solon > [Society is well governed when the people obey the magistrates, and the magistrates obey the law](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solon/society-is-well-governed-when-the-people-obey-the-magistrates-and-the/) [Solon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solon/) > [To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solon/to-make-an-empire-durable-the-magistrates-must-obey-the-laws-and-the/) [Solon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solon/) > [“Reprove thy friend privately: commend him publicly.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solon/reprove-thy-friend-privately-commend-him-publicly/) [Solon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solon/) > [Call no man happy until he is dead, but only lucky.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solon/call-no-man-happy-until-he-is-dead-but-only-lucky/) [Solon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solon/) > [No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solon/no-man-is-happy-he-is-at-best-fortunate/) [Solon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solon/) > [If through your vices you afflicted are, Lay not the blame of your distress on God; You made your rulers mighty, gave them guards,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solon/if-through-your-vices-you-afflicted-are-lay-not-the-blame-of-your/) [Solon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solon/) > [In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solon/in-giving-advice-seek-to-help-not-to-please-your-friend/) [Solon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solon/) > [Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solon/reprove-your-friend-privately-commend-him-publicly/) [Solon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solon/) > [No one can be said to be happy until he is dead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solon/no-one-can-be-said-to-be-happy-until-he-is-dead/) [Solon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solon/) > [No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solon/no-more-good-must-be-attempted-than-the-nation-can-bear/) [Solon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solon/) > [“The New Dimension is peaceful, and all work here just as they do on Earth. It’s a place where learning, knowledge and wisdom are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solon/the-new-dimension-is-peaceful-and-all-work-here-just-as-they-do-on/) [Solon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solon/) > [ Know thyself. \[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)\] ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solon/know-thyself-lat-ne-quis-nimis-from-the-greek/) [Solon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solon/) > [Satiety comes of riches and contumaciousness of satiety.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solon/satiety-comes-of-riches-and-contumaciousness-of-satiety/) [Solon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solon/) > [Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solon/wealth-i-desire-to-have-but-wrongfully-to-get-it-i-do-not-wish/) [Solon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solon/) > [If all men were to bring their miseries together in one place, most would be glad to take each his own home again rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solon/if-all-men-were-to-bring-their-miseries-together-in-one-place-most/) [Solon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solon/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-men/solon/#itemlist", "name": "2 Good men Quotes By Solon", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Solon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solon/for-often-evil-men-are-rich-and-good-men-poor-but-we-will-not/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc0/solon-10247_character_for-often-evil-men-are-rich-and-good-men_1817697.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc0/solon-10247_character_for-often-evil-men-are-rich-and-good-men_1817697.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc0/solon-10247_character_for-often-evil-men-are-rich-and-good-men_1817697.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“For often evil men are rich, and good men poor; But we will not exchange with them Our virtue for their…” — Solon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Many evil men are rich, and good men poor, but we shall not exchange with them our excellence for riches.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Solon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solon/many-evil-men-are-rich-and-good-men-poor-but-we-shall-not-exchange/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/895/solon-10247_evil_many-evil-men-are-rich-and-good-men-poor_2123527.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/895/solon-10247_evil_many-evil-men-are-rich-and-good-men-poor_2123527.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/895/solon-10247_evil_many-evil-men-are-rich-and-good-men-poor_2123527.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Many evil men are rich, and good men poor, but we shall not exchange with them our excellence for riches.” — Solon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-men/solon/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-men/solon/", "name": "Good men Quotes by Solon", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-men/solon/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc0/solon-10247_character_for-often-evil-men-are-rich-and-good-men_1817697.jpg" }, "description": "2 Good men quotes by Solon. 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