Pindar Quotes
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οὔ τοι ἅπασα κερδίωνφαίνοισα πρόσωπον ἀλάθει᾽ ἀτρεκής·καὶ τὸ σιγᾶν πολλάκις ἐστὶ σοφώτατον ἀνθρώπῳ νοῆσαι.
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Even wisdom has to yield to self-interest.
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Whatever is beautiful is beautiful by necessity.
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ἐπάμεροι: τί δέ τις;τί δ᾽ οὔ τις; σκιᾶς ὄναρἄνθρωπος. ἀλλ᾽ ὅταν αἴγλα διόσδοτος ἔλθῃ,λαμπρὸν φέγγος ἔπεστιν ἀνδρῶν καὶ μείλιχος αἰών
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ῥῆμα δ᾽ ἑργμάτων χρονιώτερον βιοτεύει
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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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Wise is one who knows much by nature
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Men are the dreams of a shadow.
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εἰ δὲ θεὸν ἀνήρ τις ἔλπεταί τι λαθέμεν ἔρδων, ἁμαρτάνει.
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Learn what you are and be such.
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γλυκύ δ᾽ἀπείρῳ πόλεμος.πεπειραμένων δέ τις ταρβεῖ προσιόντα νιν καρδία περισσῶς.
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The test of any man lies in action.
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Ἄριστον μὲν ὕδωρ, ὁ δὲ χρυσὸς αἰθόμενον πῦρ ἅτε διαπρέπει νυκτὶ μεγάνορος ἔξοχα πλούτου.
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The days that are still to come are the wisest witnesses.
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Law, the king of all mortals and immortals.
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A graceful and honorable old age is the childhood of immortality.
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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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Time is the best preserver of righteous men.