75 Quotes by Solon

The power of hail and snow springs from a cloud,and thunder from the fire of lightning.Strong men destroy a city, and a tyrant enslaves people through their ignorance.A ship once out of port is hard to capture:know this now before it is too late.

No mortal is happy, and all men on earth who look upon the sun are wretched.

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

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

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.

Call no man happy before he dies, he is at best but fortunate.

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.