Man’s pleasure is a short time growing And it falls to the ground As quickly.
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Anand Thakur
Man’s pleasure is a short time growing And it falls to the ground As quickly.
PINDARCreatures 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.
PINDARHe is gifted with genius who knoweth much by natural inspiration.
PINDARWater is the best of all things.
PINDARWhatever is beautiful is beautiful by necessity.
PINDARI will not steep my speech in lies; the test of any man lies in action.
PINDARWrapt 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?
PINDARA graceful and honorable old age is the childhood of immortality.
PINDARWater is best, but gold shines like fire blazing in the night, supreme of lordly wealth.
PINDAREven wisdom has to yield to self-interest.
PINDARWe are things of a day. What are we? What are we not? The shadow of a dream is man, no more.
PINDARMy God grant me love for that which has splendor, but in this time of my life let me strive for attainable things.
PINDARTo bear lightly the neck’s yoke brings strength; but kicking against the goads is the way of failure.
PINDARIt 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.
PINDARWith our mortal minds we should seek from the gods that which becomes us.
PINDARWhen men succeed, even their neighbors think them wise.
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