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SIMONIDES OF CEOS Greek lyric poet (556 BC - 467 BC) Me goatfoot Pan of Arcady--the Median fear,   The Athenians's friend, Miltiades placed here.       - in "Greek Anthology" [Gods] Not even the gods contend with necessity.       - [Necessity] Of earth's goods, the best is a good wife; a bad, the bitterest curse of human life.       - [Wives] Of earthly goods, the best is a good wife;   A bad, the bitterest curse of human life.       - [Wives] Painting is silent poetry, poetry is eloquent painting.       - [Poetry : Painting] The gods do not fight against necessity.       - 3, 20 [Necessity] We count it death to falter, not to die.       - Jacobs I (63, 20) [Death] Last Revised: 2008 April 9 Copyright © 1999-2008 John C. Shepard. All Rights Reserved. The GIGA name and logo are trademarks registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by John C. Shepard.  WWW.GIGA-USA.COM     Back to Top of Page

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