Pindar
Pindar
Pindarwas an Ancient Greek lyric poet from Thebes. Of the canonical nine lyric poets of ancient Greece, his work is the best preserved. Quintilian wrote, "Of the nine lyric poets, Pindar is by far the greatest, in virtue of his inspired magnificence, the beauty of his thoughts and figures, the rich exuberance of his language and matter, and his rolling flood of eloquence, characteristics which, as Horace rightly held, make him inimitable." His poems however can also seem difficult and...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionPoet
money genius profit
Even genius is tied to profit.
men skills path
Skills vary with the man. We must tread a straight path and strive by that which is born in us.
teacher teaching winning
Natural ability is by far the best, but many men have succeeded in winning high renown by skill that is the fruit of teaching.
acceptance may strive
May God .. let me strive for attainable things.
water elements
The noblest of the elements is water
time change-for-the-better eternity
Time is the turning over of days, works change for better or worse.
happiness joy road-to-happiness
There are many roads to happiness, if the gods assent.
speech immortality said
A thing said walks in immortality if it has been said well.
success achievement effort
Success for the striven washes away the effort of striving.
success heart achievement
Even success softens not the heart of the envious.
beauty splendor strive
My God grant me love for that which has splendor, but in this time of my life let me strive for attainable things.
beautiful
Whatever is beautiful is beautiful by necessity
deeds dies
Unsung, the noblest deed will die.
peace light anvils
Forge thy tongue on an anvil of truth and what flies up, though it be but a spark, will have light.