It 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.
PINDAREvery gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection.
More Pindar Quotes
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If any man thinks to swindle God, he is wrong.
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Even now I am full of hope, but the end lies in God.
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To be envied is a nobler fate than to be pitied.
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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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When men succeed, even their neighbors think them wise.
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To our own sorrows serious heed we give, But for another?s we soon cease to grieve.
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Convention is the ruler of all.
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I will be small in small things, great among great.
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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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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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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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Often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.
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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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Point thy tongue on the anvil of truth.
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