A good deed hidden in silence dies. Pindar More Quotes by Pindar More Quotes From Pindar Time is the best preserver of righteous men. Pindar righteous-man righteous men The present will not long endure. Pindar endure difficult long Law, the king of all mortals and immortals. Pindar mortals kings law The noblest of the elements is water Pindar elements water Envy bestrides praise. Pindar envy praise Sweet is war to those who know it not. Pindar knows sweet war The days that are still to come are the wisest witnesses. Pindar witness stills wisdom We are things of a day. What are we? What are we not? The shadow of a dream is man, no more. Pindar shadow dream men My God grant me love for that which has splendor, but in this time of my life let me strive for attainable things. Pindar splendor strive beauty Unsung, the noblest deed will die. Pindar dies deeds Many a time the thing left silent makes for happiness. Pindar left silent silence In all things rest is sweet; there is sur feit even in honey, even in Aphrodite s lovely flowers. Pindar lovely flower sweet For lawless joys a bitter ending waits. Pindar vices waiting joy When men succeed, even their neighbors think them wise. Pindar wisdom wise men There are many roads to happiness, if the gods assent. Pindar road-to-happiness joy happiness To be envied is a nobler fate than to be pitied. Pindar envied fate A graceful and honorable old age is the childhood of immortality. Pindar childhood fatherhood age Point thy tongue on the anvil of truth. Pindar anvils tongue truth Rich man and poor move side by side toward the limit of death. Pindar men death moving Humble in a humble state and great in greatness, I will work out the divinity that is busy within my mind. Pindar pride humility humble
