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
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.
fall men growing
Man's pleasure is a short time growing And it falls to the ground As quickly.
envy praise
Envy bestrides praise.
sweet flower lovely
In all things rest is sweet; there is sur feit even in honey, even in Aphrodite s lovely flowers.
authority conventions rulers
Convention is the ruler of all.
moving sea voice
If one but tell a thing well, it moves on with undying voice, and over the fruitful earth and across the sea goes the bright gleam of noble deeds ever unquenchable.
silence deeds good-deeds
A good deed hidden in silence dies.
sweet war
War is sweet to those who never tried it.
men righteous-man righteous
Time is the best preserver of righteous men.
kings law mortals
Law , the king of all mortals and immortals.