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 wi… - Solon

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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.

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About Solon

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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As the Deity has given us Greeks all other blessings in moderation, so our moderation gives us a kind of wisdom which is timid, in all likelihood, and fit for common people, not one which is kingly and splendid. This wisdom, such as it is, observing that human life is ever subject to all sorts of vicissitudes, forbids us to be puffed up by the good things we have, or to admire a man's felicity while there is still time for it to change.

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