Envy bestrides praise.
PINDAREven now I am full of hope, but the end lies in God.
More Pindar Quotes
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Man’s pleasure is a short time growing And it falls to the ground As quickly.
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Time is the turning over of days, works change for better or worse.
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Time is the best preserver of righteous men.
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If any man thinks to swindle God, he is wrong.
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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.
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I will not steep my speech in lies; the test of any man lies in action.
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My 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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He is gifted with genius who knoweth much by natural inspiration.
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Great deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight tale, enrich it large, and then let wise men listen.
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Water is the best of all things.
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Envy, the attendant of the empty mind.
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Even success softens not the heart of the envious.
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Often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.
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Convention is the ruler of all.
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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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