Pindar Quotes - Page 3

The forehead of every work must shine from afar.

Men are the dreams of a shadow.

Rich man and poor move side by side toward the limit of death.

When men succeed, even their neighbors think them wise.

There are many roads to happiness, if the gods assent.

Point thy tongue on the anvil of truth.

Success for the striven washes away the effort of striving.

One race there is of men, one of gods, but from one mother we both draw our breath.

If any man thinks to swindle God, he is wrong.

To each thing belongs it's measure. Occasion is best to know.

Skills vary with the man. We must tread a straight path and strive by that which is born in us.

War is sweet to them that know it not.

Law, the king of all mortals and immortals.

My God grant me love for that which has splendor, but in this time of my life let me strive for attainable things.

Mother of the Sun, Theia of many names, for your sake men honor gold as more powerful than anything else; and through the value you bestow on them, o queen, ships contending on the sea and yoked teams of horses in swift-whirling contests become marvels.

Every noble deed dieth, if suppressed in silence.

Time is the turning over of days, works change for better or worse.

A good deed hidden in silence dies.

Convention is the ruler of all.

Sweet is war to those who know it not.

The noblest of the elements is water

The days that are still to come are the wisest witnesses.

Even genius is tied to profit.

War is sweet to those who never tried it.