Do not crave immortal life, my soul, but use to the full the resources of what is… — Pindar
Do not crave immortal life, my soul, but use to the full the resources of what is possible.
In the original Greek
μή, φίλα ψυχά, βίον ἀθάνατον σπεῦδε, τὰν δ᾽ ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν. εἰ δὲ σώφρων ἄντρον ἔναι᾽ ἔτι Χείρων, καί τί οἱ
Pythian Odes · 474 BC
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Pindar. The Complete Odes, translated by Anthony Verity. Oxford University Press, 2008, pythian 3.
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Pindar. Pythian Odes. c. 474, pythian 3.