Pindar

"Water is best, but gold shines like fire blazing in the night, supreme of lordly wealth."

"Do not peer too far ahead; attend to the present."

"If you have found honey, eat only enough for you, lest you sicken on it."

"The greatest wealth is health."

"One day is a match for another."

"Money has made many men; money has lost many men."

"The sweetest thing of all is victory."

"Praise the lovely day; but keep the night in mind."

"Become such as you are."

"Those who are clever in battle are those who win a lasting peace."

"The deeds of men live on after them."

"From the profusion of his wealth a man should distribute to his friends."

"Virtue shines in misfortune."

"Man's life is a day. What is he? What is he not? A shadow in a dream."

"The best of things is water; but gold, like a gleaming fire at night, surpasses all other wealth."

"Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back."

"Strive for excellence."

"Not gold, but deeds of valor last forever."

"In the present hour let us live joyously."

"The god of wine knows no poverty."

"War is sweet to those who have not experienced it."

"Peace is the greatest blessing."

"Time is the judge of all things."

"Friends share all things in common."

"Without friends no one would choose to live."

"Excellence is not a destination; it is a continuous journey that never ends."

"To be silent is sometimes the best answer."

"A man's true deeds are his only monument."

"Labor is the law of existence."

"Hope is a waking dream."