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
silence deeds good-deeds
A good deed hidden in silence dies.
silence deeds noble
Every noble deed dieth, if suppressed in silence.
silence silent left
Many a time the thing left silent makes for happiness.
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.
men silence heed
Often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.
full life resources seek thy within
Seek not, my soul, the life of the immortals; but enjoy to the full the resources that are within thy reach.
sweet war knows
War is sweet to them that know it not.
lying action ends
Even now I am full of hope, but the end lies in God.
long endure difficult
The present will not long endure.
night fire water
Water is best, but gold shines like fire blazing in the night, supreme of lordly wealth.
wisdom witness stills
The days that are still to come are the wisest witnesses.
dream men shadow
Men are the dreams of a shadow.
lying speech tests
I will not steep my speech in lies; the test of any person lies in action.
sweet war knows
Sweet is war to those who know it not.