Famous Simonides Quotations

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"A man gains no possession better than a good woman, nothing more horrible than a bad one."
by Simonides
"Go tell the Spartans,
Passerby,
That here, obedient to their laws,
We lie."
by Simonides
"Not even the gods fight against necessity."
by Simonides
"Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting with the gift of speech."
by Simonides
"There is no better test of a man's work than time, which also reveals the thoughts which lay hidden in his breast."
by Simonides


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