Author: Solon

Quotes

No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.

No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.

- Solon

I grow old learning something new every day.

I grow old learning something new every day.

- Solon

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

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.

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

- Solon

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

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

- Solon

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

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

- Solon

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