A half truth is the worst of all lies,because it can be defended in partiality. Solon More Quotes by Solon More Quotes From Solon Say nothing but good of the dead. Solon death As I grow older, I constantly learn more. Solon grows Chide a friend in private and praise him in public. Solon friends praise Rule, after you have first learned to submit to rule. Solon submit good-life firsts If through your vices you afflicted are, Lay not the blame of your distress on God; You made your rulers mighty, gave them guards, So now you groan 'neath slavery's heavy rod. Solon slavery government vices He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest. Solon public-interest interest fame True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death. Solon happy-death blessedness good-life Men keep their engagements when it is an advantage to both parties not to break them. Solon party law men Angels are winged with God's power. Solon angel Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky. Solon lucky happiness men Men keep agreements when it is to the advantage of neither to break them. Solon break agreement men Each day grow older, and learn something new. Solon something-new each-day practice Watch well each separate citizen, Lest having in his heart of hearts A secret spear, one still may come Saluting you with cheerful face, And utter with a double tongue The feigned good wishes of his wary mind. Solon secret mind heart I grow old, ever learning many things. Solon aging learning grows An unlucky rich man is more capable of satisfying his desires and of riding out disaster when it strikes, but a lucky man is better off than him...He is the one who deserves to be described as happy. But until he is dead, you had better refrain from calling him happy, and just call him fortunate. Solon riding desire men In giving advice, seek to help, not please, your friend. Solon I don't want to be alone, I want to be left alone. Audrey Hepburn Solon Reprove thy friend privately commend him publicly. Solon Call no man happy before he dies, he is at best but fortunate. Solon best man happy death Call no man happy until he is dead, but only lucky. Solon dead man lucky happy
