Simonides Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by Simonides A man cannot possess anything that is better than a good wife, or anything that is worse than a bad one. Simonides Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting with the gift of speech. Simonides A man gains no possession better than a good woman, nothing more horrible than a bad one. Simonides Not even the gods fight against necessity. Simonides We lost lovely youth facing the rough clouds of war Simonides
