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Of course, Croesus had shown his
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great wealth already to Solon.
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In my view, he put the question this way.
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Solon, as he looked around at his fabulous wealth
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and great good fortune, who do you think
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is the happiest, he said, fortunate man you ever knew?
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You know what the answer was that he expected.
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Solon answered, Tellus of Athens.
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I'll bet you never heard of Tellus of Athens,
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neither had Croesus,
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neither had anybody else outside of Athens.
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Croesus was astonished