About Solon
Solon (Greek: Σόλων; c. 630 – c. 560 BC) was an archaic Athenian statesman, lawmaker, political philosopher, and poet. He is one of the Seven Sages of Greece and credited with laying the foundations for Athenian democracy. Solon's efforts to legislate against political, economic and moral decline resulted in his...
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Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.
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I too shall lie in the dust when I am dead, but now let me win noble renown.