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Pindar quotes

Greek Poet

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Pindar quote: "Youth is a blossom whose fruit is love; happy is he who plucks..."
Youth is a blossom whose fruit is love; happy is he who plucks it after watching it slowly ripen. Pindar
Pindar quote: "Seek not, my soul, the life of the immortals; but enjoy to the..."
Seek not, my soul, the life of the immortals; but enjoy to the full the resources that are within thy reach. Pindar
Pindar quote: "My soul, do not seek eternal life, but exhaust the realm of..."
My soul, do not seek eternal life, but exhaust the realm of the possible. Pindar
Pindar quote: "O my soul, do not aspire to immortal life, but exhaust the..."
O my soul, do not aspire to immortal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible. Pindar
Pindar quote: "The best of healers is good cheer."
The best of healers is good cheer. Pindar
Pindar quote: "Whatever is beautiful is beautiful by necessity."
Whatever is beautiful is beautiful by necessity. Pindar
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. Pindar
Pindar quote: "Men are the dreams of a shadow."
Men are the dreams of a shadow. Pindar
Pindar quote: "Great deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight tale,..."
Great deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight tale, enrich it large, and then let wise men listen. Pindar
Pindar quote: "Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in..."
Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection. Pindar
There are indeed many wonders, and with regard to the stories people tell one another, it may be that such tales go beyond the true account and, embellished with iridescent lies, beguile them. Pindar
Pindar quote: "Not every truth is the better for showing its face..."
Not every truth is the better for showing its face undisguised; and often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed. Pindar
* 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. Pindar
Pindar quote: "A graceful and honorable old age is the childhood of immortality."
A graceful and honorable old age is the childhood of immortality. Pindar
Pindar quote: "Even wisdom has to yield to self-interest."
Even wisdom has to yield to self-interest. Pindar

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