To each thing belongs it’s measure. Occasion is best to know.
PINDAROne race there is of men, one of gods, but from one mother we both draw our breath.
More Pindar Quotes
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Time is the best preserver of righteous men.
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Law, the king of all mortals and immortals.
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The present will not long endure.
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May 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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War is sweet for those who haven’t experienced it.
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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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He is gifted with genius who knoweth much by natural inspiration.
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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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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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The noblest of the elements is water.
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Every noble deed dieth, if suppressed in silence.
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Even success softens not the heart of the envious.
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There are many roads to happiness, if the gods assent.
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For lawless joys a bitter ending waits.
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The test of any man lies in action.
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Envy, the attendant of the empty mind.
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Rich man and poor move side by side toward the limit of death.
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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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The forehead of every work must shine from afar.
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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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I will not steep my speech in lies; the test of any man lies in action.
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Many a time the thing left silent makes for happiness.
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When men succeed, even their neighbors think them wise.
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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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Mankind is a dream of a shadow.
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