Simonides Simonides
Simonides Simonides
bad gains good horrible man possession
A man gains no possession better than a good woman, nothing more horrible than a bad one.
above crown death endless fortune glory honor men noble rest striving
If noble death be virtue's chiefest part, We above all men are by Fortune blest, Striving with freedom's crown to honor Greece, we died, and here in endless glory rest
hidden lay purpose reveals test thoughts work
There is no better test of a man's work than time, which also reveals the thoughts which lay hidden in his breast.