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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Anand Thakur
Finding that the middle condition of life is by far the happiest, I look with little favor upon that of princes.
PINDARThe test of any man lies in action.
PINDARMy God grant me love for that which has splendor, but in this time of my life let me strive for attainable things.
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?
PINDARUnsung, the noblest deed will die.
PINDARSkills vary with the man. We must tread a straight path and strive by that which is born in us.
PINDAREven genius is tied to profit.
PINDAREven wisdom has to yield to self-interest.
PINDARRich man and poor move side by side toward the limit of death.
PINDARA graceful and honorable old age is the childhood of immortality.
PINDAREvery noble deed dieth, if suppressed in silence.
PINDARForge thy tongue on an anvil of truth and what flies up, though it be but a spark, will have light.
PINDARNatural ability is by far the best, but many men have succeeded in winning high renown by skill that is the fruit of teaching.
PINDAROften silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.
PINDAROf 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.
PINDARThe race of gods and men is one, and from one mother we both draw our breath. Yet all the difference in our power holds us apart, so that man is nothing, but the brazen floor of heaven is eternally unshakable.
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