When men succeed, even their neighbors think them wise.
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Anand Thakur
When men succeed, even their neighbors think them wise.
PINDAREven genius is tied to profit.
PINDARWith our mortal minds we should seek from the gods that which becomes us.
PINDARThere are many roads to happiness, if the gods assent.
PINDARO my soul, do not aspire to immortal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible.
PINDARTime is the best preserver of righteous men.
PINDARGreat deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight tale, enrich it large, and then let wise men listen.
PINDAREven wisdom has to yield to self-interest.
PINDARThe test of any man lies in action.
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.
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.
PINDARTo bear lightly the neck’s yoke brings strength; but kicking against the goads is the way of failure.
PINDAREven now I am full of hope, but the end lies in God.
PINDARIf 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.
PINDARMan’s pleasure is a short time growing And it falls to the ground As quickly.
PINDAROften silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.
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