My God grant me love for that which has splendor, but in this time of my life let me strive for attainable things.
PINDARA thing said walks in immortality if it has been said well.
More Pindar Quotes
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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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Point thy tongue on the anvil of truth.
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Forge thy tongue on an anvil of truth and what flies up, though it be but a spark, will have light.
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The days that are still to come are the wisest witnesses.
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With our mortal minds we should seek from the gods that which becomes us.
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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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For lawless joys a bitter ending waits.
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The noblest of the elements is water.
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Law, the king of all mortals and immortals.
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The test of any man lies in action.
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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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In all things rest is sweet; there is sure feit even in honey, even in Aphrodites lovely flowers.
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A good deed hidden in silence dies.
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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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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 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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A thing said walks in immortality if it has been said well.
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Envy bestrides praise.
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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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If any man thinks to swindle God, he is wrong.
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A graceful and honorable old age is the childhood of immortality.
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To bear lightly the neck’s yoke brings strength; but kicking against the goads is the way of failure.
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Words have a longer life than deeds.
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Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection.
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War is sweet for those who haven’t experienced it.
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