Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Pindar

Quote by Pindar

“In brief space mortals' delight is exalted, and thus again it drops to the ground, shaken by a backward doom. We are things of a day. What are we? What are we not? The dream of a shadow is man, no more. But when the brightness comes, and God gives it, there is a shining of light on men, and their life is sweet." -- Pindar, Pythian VIII.92-97 (trans. Richmond Lattimore)”

Quote by Pindar

Create image

Author

Pindar
Pindar

Pindar, a renowned Greek poet, lived from 522 BC to 443 BC. He is best known for his odes that celebrated the victors of the Olympic Games, earning him the title of 'the Olympic Poet'. more

You May Also Like

“A musician doesn’t know how he creates music. A writer doesn’t know how plots come to his mind. A painter doesn’t know why he painted what he painted. Yeah, artists are humble folks, because deep down they know they are not doing the creating. But once they become successful, once they achieve fame, they turn arrogant.”

CreativityWritersFree WillArtistsWriting QuotesWriters QuotesCreativity QuotesArtists QuotesFree Will QuotesPainter Quotes
Book:The Meaninglessness of Meaning
Create image

“We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for. To quote from Whitman, "O me! O life!... of the questions of these recurring; of the endless trains of the faithless... of cities filled with the foolish; what good amid these, O me, O life?" Answer. That you are here - that life exists, and identity; that the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. That the powerful play *goes on* and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be?”

Dead Poets SocietyRobin Williams
Author:John Keating
Create image