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One race there is of men, one of gods, but from one mother we both draw our breath.
Water is best, but gold shines like fire blazing in the night, supreme of lordly wealth.
We are things of a day. What are we? What are we not? The shadow of a dream is man, no more.
Skills vary with the man. We must tread a straight path and strive by that which is born in us.
In all things rest is sweet; there is sur feit even in honey, even in Aphrodite s lovely flowers.
Forge thy tongue on an anvil of truth and what flies up, though it be but a spark, will have light.
To bear lightly the neck's yoke brings strength; but kicking against the goads is the way of failure.
Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection
Every gift which is given, even though it be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection.
Humble in a humble state and great in greatness, I will work out the divinity that is busy within my mind.
Great deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight tale, enrich it large, and then let wise men listen
Great deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight tale, enrich it large, and then let wise men listen.
Seek not, my soul, the life of the immortals; but enjoy to the full the resources that are within thy reach.
Finding that the middle condition of life is by far the happiest, I look with little favor upon that of princes.
My God grant me love for that which has splendor, but in this time of my life let me strive for attainable things.
May God grant me love for that which has splendor; but in this time of my life let me strive for attainable things.
Various are the uses of friends, beyond all else in difficulty, but joy also looks for trust that is clear in the eyes.
Not every truth is the better for showing its face undisguised; and often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.
Natural ability is by far the best, but many men have succeeded in winning high renown by skill that is the fruit of teaching.
Of the good things given between man and man, I say that a neighbor, true and loving in heart, to neighbor is a joy beyond all things else.
Wrapt up in error is the human mind, And human bliss is ever insecure; Know we what fortune yet remains behind? Know we how long the present shall endure?
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.
There is a mortal breed most full of futility. In contempt of what is at hand, they strain into the future, hunting impossibilities on the wings of ineffectual hopes.
It is God that accomplishes all term to hopes, God, who overtakes the flying eagle, outpasses the dolphin in the sea; who bends under his strength the man with thoughts too high.
Though God alone never tastes woe, Yet that man is happy, and poets sing of him, Who conquers with hand or swift foot And wins the greatest of prizes By steadfastness and strength.
Creatures of a day, what is any one? What is he not? Man is but a dream of a shadow. Yet when there comes as a gift of heaven a gleam of sunshine, there rest upon men a radiant light and, aye, a gentle life.
The race of gods and men is one, and from one mother we both draw our breath. Yet all the difference in our power holds us apart, so that man is nothing, but the brazen floor of heaven is eternally unshakable.
Mother of the Sun, Theia of many names, for your sake men honor gold as more powerful than anything else; and through the value you bestow on them, o queen, ships contending on the sea and yoked teams of horses in swift-whirling contests become marvels.