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Solon (638 BC - 558 BC)

Solon was a famous Athenian law maker. He was the son of Execestides. He first worked as a foreign trader, his poetical abilities had him lauded as one of the Seven Sages of Greece. The Seven Sages of Greece were seven wise men who met at Delphi to dedicate their wise sayings to the god Apollo.
The list of the Seven Sages of Greece:
Solon of Athens
Chilon of Sparta
Thales of Miletus
Bias of Priene
Cleobulus of Lindos
Pittacus of Mitylene
Periander of Corinth

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To laud: to express approval of someone; to praise.  
To dedicate: to devote (one's work, time, energy etc) for some sacred or serious purpose.