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Pindar |
Πίνδαρος, 522-438 BC , Ancient Greek lyric poet
Ancient Greek lyric poet from Thebes. Of the canonical nine lyric poets of ancient Greece, his work is the best preserved.He was master of epinicia, choral odes celebrating victories achieved in the Pythian, Olympic, Isthmian, and Nemean games.
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Ancient Greek
| • | Man is the dream of a shadow. Σκιάς όναρ άνθρωπος. 51 |
| • | The best, however, [is] water Άριστον μεν ύδωρ. 6 |
| • | Be what you know you are. Γένοι’ οίος εσσί μαθών. 6 |
| • | War is sweet to those who have no experience of it. Γλυκύ δ᾽απείρῳ πόλεμος. 5 |
| • | Time is the ancestor of everything. Χρόνος ο πάντων πρόγονος. 5 |
| • | Gold is the nerves of the war. Νεύρα πολέμου χρυσός. 4 |
| • | It is better to be envied than pitied. Κρέσσων γαρ οικτιρμού φθόνος. 3 |
| • | For words live longer down the years than deeds. Ρήμα δ᾽ εργμάτων χρονιώτερον βιοτεύει. 3 |
| • | Wise is he who knows much by nature. Σοφὸς ο πολλά ειδώς φυά. 3 |
| • | Often is man’s best wisdom to be silent. Το σιγάν πολλάκις εστί σοφώτατον ανθρώπω νοήσαι. 2 |
