Men are the dreams of a shadow.
PINDARWith our mortal minds we should seek from the gods that which becomes us.
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Wrapt 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?
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Unsung, the noblest deed will die.
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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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Learn what you are and be such.
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Words have a longer life than deeds.
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Envy bestrides praise.
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The forehead of every work must shine from afar.
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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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Law, the king of all mortals and immortals.
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Finding that the middle condition of life is by far the happiest, I look with little favor upon that of princes.
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Point thy tongue on the anvil of truth.
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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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It 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.
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Various are the uses of friends, beyond all else in difficulty, but joy also looks for trust that is clear in the eyes.
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The noblest of the elements is water.
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