Pindar

Seek not, my soul, the life of the immortals; but enjoy to the full the resources that are within thy reach.

Learn what you are and be such.

Great deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight tale, enrich it large, and then let wise men listen.

The test of any man lies in action.

Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection.

Water is the best of all things.

Skills vary with the man. We must tread a straight path and strive by that which is born in us.

The present will not long endure.

Not every truth is the better for showing its face undisguised; and often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.

Strive not, my soul, for immortal life, but make the most of the possibilities open to you.

Every gift which is given even though it be small is in reality great if it is given with affection.

A good deed hidden in silence dies.

The best of healers is good cheer.

A graceful and honorable old age is the childhood of immortality.

Even wisdom has to yield to self-interest.

Men are the dreams of a shadow.

Every gift which is given, even though it be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection.

The days that are still to come are the wisest witnesses.

Whatever is beautiful is beautiful by necessity.