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Solon

Writer Classical Athens

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Solon is a writer from Classical Athens, best known for The agrarian crusade.

Quick Facts About Solon

Nationality: Classical Athens
Profession: Writer
Notable works: The agrarian crusade

About Solon

Solon was an archaic Athenian statesman, lawmaker, political philosopher, and poet. He was one of the Seven Sages of Greece and is credited with laying the foundations for Athenian democracy. Solon's efforts to legislate against political, economic and moral decline resulted in his constitutional reform overturning most of Draco's laws.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Solon

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

Law

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To make an empire durable, the magistrates must obey the laws and the people the magistrates.

Empires

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“Reprove thy friend privately: commend him publicly.”

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Call no man happy until he is dead, but only lucky.

Happiness

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No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.

Fortunate

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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…

Blame

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

Advice

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Reprove your friend privately, commend him publicly.

Friendship

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No one can be said to be happy until he is dead.

Be happy

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No more good must be attempted than the nation can bear

Bears

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“The New Dimension is peaceful, and all work here just as they do on Earth. It’s a place where learning, knowledge and…

Advance

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

Greek

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Satiety comes of riches and contumaciousness of satiety.

Money

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

Desire

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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…

Common

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Justice, even if slow, is sure.

Funny

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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.…

Character

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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.

Age

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I grow old learning something new every day.

Education

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In all things that you do, consider the end.

All things

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Poets tell many lies.

Lying

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As the Deity has given us Greeks all other blessings in moderation, so our moderation gives us a kind of wisdom which…

Admire

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Chide a friend in private and praise him in public.

Friends

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Men keep their agreements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them; and I shall so frame my…

Advantage

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

Advantage

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Solon by topic

Inspirational (14) Men (10) Love (9) Law (8) Happiness (8)