Do not crave immortal life, my soul, but use to the full the resources of what is possible.

μή, φίλα ψυχά, βίον ἀθάνατον σπεῦδε, τὰν δ᾽ ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν. εἰ δὲ σώφρων ἄντρον ἔναι᾽ ἔτι Χείρων, καί τί οἱ

Pindar

Pythian Odes

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Living within one's means The good life

Author

Pindar

Source

Pythian Odes

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Advice

Language

Greek

Time

474 BC 470s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Poet

From

Greece Europe Ancient Greece

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Original Citation

Pindar. Pythian Odes. c. 474, pythian 3.

Current Citation

Pindar. The Complete Odes, translated by Anthony Verity. Oxford University Press, 2008, pythian 3.

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Time
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