If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap, whence every one must take an equal portion, most people would be contented to take their own and depart.
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Solon was athenian statesman (c. 630 – c. 560 bc). Solon was an archaic Athenian statesman, lawmaker, political philosopher, and poet. He was one of the Seven Sages of Greece and is credited with laying the foundations for Athenian democracy. Read more on Wikipedia →