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
dream men shadow
Men are the dreams of a shadow.
lying men tests
The test of any man lies in action.
death moving men
Rich man and poor move side by side toward the limit of death.
thinking men deception
If any man thinks to swindle God, he is wrong.
men skills path
Skills vary with the man. We must tread a straight path and strive by that which is born in us.
fall men growing
Man's pleasure is a short time growing And it falls to the ground As quickly.
men righteous-man righteous
Time is the best preserver of righteous men.
success men hands
Success abides longer among men when it is planted by the hand of God.
dream men shadow
We are things of a day. What are we? What are we not? The shadow of a dream is man, no more.
mother men race
One race there is of men, one of gods, but from one mother we both draw our breath.
god men eagles
It is God that accomplishes all term to hopes, God, who overtakes the flying eagle, outpasses the dolphin in the sea; who bends under his strength the man with thoughts too high.
wise men giving
Great deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight tale, enrich it large, and then let wise men listen
healing men silence
Not every truth is the better for showing its face undisguised; and often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.
dream sunshine men
Creatures of a day, what is any one? What is he not? Man is but a dream of a shadow. Yet when there comes as a gift of heaven a gleam of sunshine, there rest upon men a radiant light and, aye, a gentle life.