Quotes by Solon

• No one can be said to be happy until he is dead.
• Speech is the mirror of action.
• Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates, and the magistrates obey the law.
• Call no man happy until he is dead, but only lucky.
• Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
• No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.
• Learn to obey before you command.
• In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend.
• I grow old learning something new every day.
• Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.
• Rich people without wisdom and learning are but sheep with golden fleeces.