Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not… - Solon

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Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
Justice, even if slow, is sure.

Solon

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Solon (c. 638 BCE – c. 558 BCE) was an Athenian statesman, lawgiver and poet. He is numbered among the Seven Sages of Greece.

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Native Name: Σόλων ο Αθηναίος

Alternative Names: Solon of Athens

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No fool can be silent at a feast.

That city in which those who are not wronged, no less than those who are wronged, exert themselves to punish the wrongdoers.

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.

Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish. Justice, even if slow, is sure. - Solon

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