Convention is the ruler of all.
PINDARMay God grant me love for that which has splendor; but in this time of my life let me strive for attainable things.
More Pindar Quotes
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When men succeed, even their neighbors think them wise.
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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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The test of any man lies in action.
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Men are the dreams of a shadow.
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Man’s pleasure is a short time growing And it falls to the ground As quickly.
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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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I will not steep my speech in lies; the test of any man lies in action.
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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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Success abides longer among men when it is planted by the hand of God.
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War is sweet for those who haven’t experienced it.
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Unsung, the noblest deed will die.
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Mankind is a dream of a shadow.
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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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A good deed hidden in silence dies.
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To each thing belongs it’s measure. Occasion is best to know.
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