"In all things rest is sweet; there is sur feit even in honey, even in Aphrodite s lovely flowers."
"Though God alone never tastes woe, Yet that man is happy, and poets sing of him, Who conquers with hand or swift foot And wins the greatest of prizes By steadfastness and strength."
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Source: Pythian odes.
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