Natural ability is by far the best, but many men have succeeded in winning high renown by skill that is the fruit of teaching.
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.
More Pindar Quotes
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For lawless joys a bitter ending waits.
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I will not steep my speech in lies; the test of any man lies in action.
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Every noble deed dieth, if suppressed in silence.
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One race there is of men, one of gods, but from one mother we both draw our breath.
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The days that are still to come are the wisest witnesses.
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War is sweet for those who haven’t experienced it.
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Water is the best of all things.
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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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A graceful and honorable old age is the childhood of immortality.
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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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Various are the uses of friends, beyond all else in difficulty, but joy also looks for trust that is clear in the eyes.
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Learn what you are and be such.
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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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Mankind is a dream of a shadow.
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Success abides longer among men when it is planted by the hand of God.
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Words have a longer life than deeds.
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The test of any man lies in action.
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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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Even wisdom has to yield to self-interest.
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Of the good things given between man and man, I say that a neighbor, true and loving in heart, to neighbor is a joy beyond all things else.
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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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To be envied is a nobler fate than to be pitied.
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Law, the king of all mortals and immortals.
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Rich man and poor move side by side toward the limit of death.
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Water is best, but gold shines like fire blazing in the night, supreme of lordly wealth.
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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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