Natural ability is by far the best, but many men have succeeded in winning high renown by skill that is the fruit of teaching.
PINDARMan’s pleasure is a short time growing And it falls to the ground As quickly.
More Pindar Quotes
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There are many roads to happiness, if the gods assent.
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Sweet is war to those who know it not.
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Of the good things given between man and man, I say that a neighbor, true and loving in heart, to neighbor is a joy beyond all things else.
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A good deed hidden in silence dies.
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My God grant me love for that which has splendor, but in this time of my life let me strive for attainable things.
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Not every truth is the better for showing its face undisguised; and often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.
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Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection.
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Men are the dreams of a shadow.
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Law, the king of all mortals and immortals.
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To bear lightly the neck’s yoke brings strength; but kicking against the goads is the way of failure.
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Envy bestrides praise.
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Creatures 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.
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Whatever is beautiful is beautiful by necessity.
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Skills vary with the man. We must tread a straight path and strive by that which is born in us.
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The forehead of every work must shine from afar.
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Point thy tongue on the anvil of truth.
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To each thing belongs it’s measure. Occasion is best to know.
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One race there is of men, one of gods, but from one mother we both draw our breath.
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Rich man and poor move side by side toward the limit of death.
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I will be small in small things, great among great.
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Though 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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Even success softens not the heart of the envious.
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Water is best, but gold shines like fire blazing in the night, supreme of lordly wealth.
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Great deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight tale, enrich it large, and then let wise men listen.
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The race of gods and men is one, and from one mother we both draw our breath. Yet all the difference in our power holds us apart, so that man is nothing, but the brazen floor of heaven is eternally unshakable.
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Even now I am full of hope, but the end lies in God.
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