Mankind is a dream of a shadow.
PINDARMy 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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For lawless joys a bitter ending waits.
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War is sweet for those who haven’t experienced it.
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Sweet is war to those who know it not.
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The noblest of the elements is water.
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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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We are things of a day. What are we? What are we not? The shadow of a dream is man, no more.
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A good deed hidden in silence dies.
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There is a mortal breed most full of futility. In contempt of what is at hand, they strain into the future, hunting impossibilities on the wings of ineffectual hopes.
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Water is the best of all things.
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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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To bear lightly the neck’s yoke brings strength; but kicking against the goads is the way of failure.
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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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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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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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