Various are the uses of friends, beyond all else in difficulty, but joy also looks for trust that is clear in the eyes.
PINDARI will not steep my speech in lies; the test of any man lies in action.
More Pindar Quotes
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He is gifted with genius who knoweth much by natural inspiration.
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War is sweet for those who haven’t experienced it.
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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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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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Words have a longer life than deeds.
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The test of any man lies in action.
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When men succeed, even their neighbors think them wise.
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Every noble deed dieth, if suppressed in silence.
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Envy bestrides praise.
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Natural ability is by far the best, but many men have succeeded in winning high renown by skill that is the fruit of teaching.
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Finding that the middle condition of life is by far the happiest, I look with little favor upon that of princes.
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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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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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Time is the turning over of days, works change for better or worse.
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In all things rest is sweet; there is sure feit even in honey, even in Aphrodites lovely flowers.
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