Solon

These things my spirit bids meteach the men of Athens:that Dysnomiabrings countless evils for the city,but Eunomia brings orderand makes everything proper,by enfolding the unjust in fetters,smoothing those things that are rough,stopping greed,sentencing hybris to obscuritymaking the flowers of mischief to whither,and straightening crooked judgments.It calms the deeds of arroganceand stops the bilious anger of…

Than some poor man who has enough to feedAnd clothe his corpse with such as God affords.I have no use for men who steal and cheat;The fruit of evil poisons those who eat.Some wicked men are rich, some good men poor,But I would rather trust in what’s secure;Our virtue sticks with us and makes us…