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Solon Quotes

Type:
Statesman Quotes
Category:
Greek Statesman Quotes
Year of Birth:
638 BC
Year of Death:
558 BC
Nationality:
Greek
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Morning Star

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

I grow old learning something new every day.
Solon

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

Learn to obey before you command.
Solon

Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.
Solon

No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
Solon

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

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

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

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

Speech is the mirror of action.
Solon


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