Pindar
Poet
Pindar was an ancient Greek lyric poet from Thebes, widely regarded as the greatest lyric poet of classical Greece. He is best known for his victory odes celebrating athletic triumphs at the major Panhellenic games.
Quotes by Pindar
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* Pindar, a Thebian Greek wrote (circa 350 B.C.E.) War is sweet to those who have no experience of it. But the experienced man trembles exceedingly in his heart at its approach.
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* Pindar, a Thebian Greek wrote (circa 350 B.C.E.) War is sweet to those who have no experience of it. But the experienced man trembles exceedingly in his heart at its approach.
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A graceful and honorable old age is the childhood of immortality.
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Seek not, my soul, the life of the immortals; but enjoy to the full the resources that are within thy reach.
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Every gift which is given, even though it be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection.
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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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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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The days that are still to come are the wisest witnesses.
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Even wisdom has to yield to self-interest.
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Skills vary with the man. We must tread a straight path and strive by that which is born in us.
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The test of any man lies in action.
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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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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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Time, in the turning-over of days, works change for better or worse.
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I will work out the divinity that is busy within my mind and tend the means that are mine.
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Rich man and poor move side by side toward the limit of death.
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If any man thinks to swindle God, he is wrong.
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Even success softens not the heart of the envious.
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A thing said walks in immortality if it has been said well.
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To bear lightly the neck's yoke brings strength; but kicking against the goads is the way of failure.
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