To bear lightly the neck’s yoke brings strength; but kicking against the goads is the way of failure.
PINDARSkills vary with the man. We must tread a straight path and strive by that which is born in us.
More Pindar Quotes
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If one but tell a thing well, it moves on with undying voice, and over the fruitful earth and across the sea goes the bright gleam of noble deeds ever unquenchable.
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Unsung, the noblest deed will die.
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A graceful and honorable old age is the childhood of immortality.
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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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Often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.
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In all things rest is sweet; there is sure feit even in honey, even in Aphrodites lovely flowers.
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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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Even success softens not the heart of the envious.
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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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The noblest of the elements is water.
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War is sweet for those who haven’t experienced it.
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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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Convention is the ruler of all.
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The days that are still to come are the wisest witnesses.
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If any man thinks to swindle God, he is wrong.
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