“Do not yearn, O my soul, for immortal life!
Use to the utmost
the skill that is yours.”

—  Pindar

Pythian 3, line 61-62.
Variant translation: Seek not, my soul, immortal life, but make the most of the resources that are within your reach.

Original

μή, φίλα ψυχά, βίον ἀθάνατον σπεῦδε, τὰν δ᾿ ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν.

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