Quotes from Pindar

In heaven, learning is seeing; On earth, remembering.

Forge thy tongue on an anvil of truth And what flies up, though it be but a spark, Shall have weight.

Omul este visul unei umbre.

L'arte, che col suo pregio dona ogni dolcezza ai mortali, spesso fece sì che anche l'incredibile diventasse credibile.

De los hombres justos el Tiempo es el mejor salvador.

Cuando un dios envía a un hombre un gozo, antes forja a golpes su corazón ennegrecido.

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

Men are the dreams of a shadow.

Success abides longer among men when it is planted by the hand of God.

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

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

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

Forge thy tongue on an anvil of truth and what flies up, though it be but a spark, will have light.

Of the good things given between man and man, I say that a neighbor, true and loving in heart, to neighbor is a joy beyond all things else.

A good deed hidden in silence dies.

Even now I am full of hope, but the end lies in God.

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.

Water is the best of all things.

Words have a longer life than deeds.

O my soul, do not aspire to immortal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible.

Whatever is beautiful is beautiful by necessity.

Every gift which is given, even though it be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection.

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.

To bear lightly the neck's yoke brings strength; but kicking against the goads is the way of failure.