Sweet is war to those who know it not.
PINDARMy God grant me love for that which has splendor, but in this time of my life let me strive for attainable things.
More Pindar Quotes
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Envy, the attendant of the empty mind.
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Law, the king of all mortals and immortals.
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Unsung, the noblest deed will die.
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Humble in a humble state and great in greatness, I will work out the divinity that is busy within my mind.
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Words have a longer life than deeds.
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I will not steep my speech in lies; the test of any man lies in action.
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The forehead of every work must shine from afar.
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If one but tell a thing well, it moves on with undying voice, and over the fruitful earth and across the sea goes the bright gleam of noble deeds ever unquenchable.
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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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We are things of a day. What are we? What are we not? The shadow of a dream is man, no more.
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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.
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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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If any man thinks to swindle God, he is wrong.
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There are many roads to happiness, if the gods assent.
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Learn what you are and be such.
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