Mankind is a dream of a shadow.
PINDARFinding that the middle condition of life is by far the happiest, I look with little favor upon that of princes.
More Pindar Quotes
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Even genius is tied to profit.
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Men are the dreams of a shadow.
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To be envied is a nobler fate than to be pitied.
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Rich man and poor move side by side toward the limit of death.
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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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With our mortal minds we should seek from the gods that which becomes us.
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Envy, the attendant of the empty mind.
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He is gifted with genius who knoweth much by natural inspiration.
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To our own sorrows serious heed we give, But for another?s we soon cease to grieve.
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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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Point thy tongue on the anvil of truth.
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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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Unsung, the noblest deed will die.
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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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