A graceful and honorable old age is the childhood of immortality.
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Anand Thakur
A graceful and honorable old age is the childhood of immortality.
PINDARWhatever is beautiful is beautiful by necessity.
PINDARCreatures of a day, what is any one? What is he not? Man is but a dream of a shadow. Yet when there comes as a gift of heaven a gleam of sunshine, there rest upon men a radiant light and, aye, a gentle life.
PINDARMankind is a dream of a shadow.
PINDARWe are things of a day. What are we? What are we not? The shadow of a dream is man, no more.
PINDARLaw, the king of all mortals and immortals.
PINDARIt is God that accomplishes all term to hopes, God, who overtakes the flying eagle, outpasses the dolphin in the sea; who bends under his strength the man with thoughts too high.
PINDARTime is the best preserver of righteous men.
PINDAREven wisdom has to yield to self-interest.
PINDARForge thy tongue on an anvil of truth and what flies up, though it be but a spark, will have light.
PINDARWords have a longer life than deeds.
PINDARWar is sweet for those who haven’t experienced it.
PINDARHe is gifted with genius who knoweth much by natural inspiration.
PINDARWrapt up in error is the human mind, And human bliss is ever insecure; Know we what fortune yet remains behind? Know we how long the present shall endure?
PINDAREvery gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection.
PINDARThough God alone never tastes woe, Yet that man is happy, and poets sing of him, Who conquers with hand or swift foot And wins the greatest of prizes By steadfastness and strength.
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