Bacchylides

Bacchylides
c. 505 B.C.
c. 450 B.C.

Greek Lyric

Author Quotes

Death foreseen is the hatefullest death to man.

Death, Man, Wisdom, death

No man on earth is lucky in all things.

Earth, Man, Wisdom, man, earth

Hope robs men of understanding.

Hope, Men, Understanding, Wisdom, men

Virtue, when 'tis praised, groweth like a tree.

Character, Virtue, Virtue
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First Name
Bacchylides
Birth Date
c. 505 B.C.
Death Date
c. 450 B.C.
Bio

Greek Lyric