Various are the uses of friends, beyond all else in difficulty, but joy also looks for trust that is clear in the eyes.
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?
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Natural ability is by far the best, but many men have succeeded in winning high renown by skill that is the fruit of teaching.
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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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To bear lightly the neck’s yoke brings strength; but kicking against the goads is the way of failure.
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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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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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O my soul, do not aspire to immortal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible.
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Even now I am full of hope, but the end lies in God.
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Men are the dreams of a shadow.
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For lawless joys a bitter ending waits.
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Mankind is a dream of a shadow.
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Often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.
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Unsung, the noblest deed will die.
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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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Humble in a humble state and great in greatness, I will work out the divinity that is busy within my mind.
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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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