black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Humble in a humble state and great in greatness, I will work out the divinity that is busy within my mind.

Pindar

War is sweet for those who haven’t experienced it.
PINDAR

Anand Thakur
Though God alone never tastes woe, Yet that man is happy, and poets sing of him, Who conquers with hand or swift foot And wins the greatest of prizes By steadfastness and strength.
PINDAR

Anand Thakur
Creatures of a day, what is any one? What is he not? Man is but a dream of a shadow. Yet when there comes as a gift of heaven a gleam of sunshine, there rest upon men a radiant light and, aye, a gentle life.
PINDAR

Anand Thakur
Forge thy tongue on an anvil of truth and what flies up, though it be but a spark, will have light.
PINDAR

Anand Thakur
Humble in a humble state and great in greatness, I will work out the divinity that is busy within my mind.
PINDAR

Anand Thakur
Great deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight tale, enrich it large, and then let wise men listen.
PINDAR

Anand Thakur
Water is best, but gold shines like fire blazing in the night, supreme of lordly wealth.
PINDAR

Anand Thakur
Sweet is war to those who know it not.
PINDAR

Anand Thakur
I will be small in small things, great among great.
PINDAR

Anand Thakur
Envy bestrides praise.
PINDAR

Anand Thakur
Rich man and poor move side by side toward the limit of death.
PINDAR

Anand Thakur
O my soul, do not aspire to immortal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible.
PINDAR

Aspiration Immortal Limitation Myself Possible Soul
Skills vary with the man. We must tread a straight path and strive by that which is born in us.
PINDAR

Anand Thakur
With our mortal minds we should seek from the gods that which becomes us.
PINDAR

Anand Thakur
In all things rest is sweet; there is sure feit even in honey, even in Aphrodites lovely flowers.
PINDAR

Anand Thakur
There are many roads to happiness, if the gods assent.
PINDAR

God Happiness Road
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?
PINDAR

Endurance Errors Fortune Human Insecure Mindset
Natural ability is by far the best, but many men have succeeded in winning high renown by skill that is the fruit of teaching.
PINDAR

Anand Thakur
My God grant me love for that which has splendor, but in this time of my life let me strive for attainable things.
PINDAR

Anand Thakur
Learn what you are and be such.
PINDAR

Anand Thakur
Even success softens not the heart of the envious.
PINDAR

Anand Thakur
Words have a longer life than deeds.
PINDAR

Anand Thakur
Man’s pleasure is a short time growing And it falls to the ground As quickly.
PINDAR

Anand Thakur
It is God that accomplishes all term to hopes, God, who overtakes the flying eagle, outpasses the dolphin in the sea; who bends under his strength the man with thoughts too high.
PINDAR

Anand Thakur
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.
PINDAR

Anand Thakur
The test of any man lies in action.
PINDAR

Anand Thakur
Every noble deed dieth, if suppressed in silence.
PINDAR

Noble Silence

Humble in a humble state and great in greatness, I will work out the divinity that is busy within my mind.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Humble in a humble state and great in greatness, I will work out the divinity that is busy within my mind.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Pindar Quotes