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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. 60 |
| • | Be what you know you are. Γένοι’ οίος εσσί μαθών. 6 |
| • | The best, however, [is] water Άριστον μεν ύδωρ. 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 |
| • | 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 |
| • | It is better to be envied than pitied. Κρέσσων γαρ οικτιρμού φθόνος. 3 |
| • | Few remain loyal in difficult times. Παύροι εν πόνω πιστοί. 3 |
| • | Often is man’s best wisdom to be silent. Το σιγάν πολλάκις εστί σοφώτατον ανθρώπω νοήσαι. 2 |
| • | O soul, do not seek an immortal life, but drain what is best from the life you have. Μη, φίλα ψυχά, βίον αθάνατον σπεύδε, ταν δ' έμπρακτον άντλει μαχανάν. |
| • | Small among the small, I shall be great among the great. Σμικρὸς εν σμικροίς, μέγας εν μεγάλοις έσομαι. |
