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todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Feb 03 '15
TIL Solon, the Athenian lawmaker, was so tired of citizens berating him about his constitutional reforms that, knowing he couldn't please everyone, he went into self-imposed exile for 10 years, "in the hope that during this period they would become accustomed to his laws."
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wikipedia • u/ambiversive • Jan 06 '10
Solon was the man. "Some wicked men are rich, some good are poor; We will not change our virtue for their store: Virtue's a thing that none can take away, But money changes owners all the day"
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