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Homer Quotes - Page 3

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It is not strength, but art, obtains the prize, And to be swift is less than to be wise.

It is not strength, but art, obtains the prize, And to be swift is less than to be wise.

Wise, Art, Cleverness

Homer (1760). “The Iliad of Homer”, p.90

So peaceful shalt thou end thy blissful days, And steal thyself from life by slow decays.

Peace, Decay, Stealing

Homer (1872). “The Iliad ...”, p.406

Of all creatures that breathe and move upon the earth, nothing is bred that is weaker than man.

Moving, Men, Earth

Homer (1937). “The Odyssey, the Story of Ulysses”

The force of union conquers all.

Uplifting, Unions, Conquer

out of sight,out of mind

Sight, Mind, Of Sight Out Of Mind

Homer (2005). “The Odyssey”, p.156, Macmillan

How vain, without the merit, is the name.

Vanity, Names, Literature

Homer (1909). “The Iliad of Homer”, p.391

Marge, when I join an underground cult I expect a little support from my family.

Support, Littles, My Family

Death submits to no one.

Death, Submit

If any man obeys the gods, they listen to him also.

God, Men, Ifs

"Iliad". Epic poem by Homer, c. 750 BC.

The melancholy joys of evils pass'd, For he who much has suffer'd, much will know.

Evil, Joy, Suffering

Homer (2015). “The Odyssey”, p.563, Homer

Pray, for all men need the aid of the gods.

Prayer, Men, Needs

Sleep and Death, who are twin brothers.

Brother, Sleep, Twins

Iliad XVI.681

Young people are thoughtless as a rule.

Philosophy, Educational, People

Homer (1983). “The Odyssey”, Outlet

Most grievous of all deaths it is to die of hunger.

Hunger, Dies

Homer, William Shakespeare (2015). “Delphi Poetry Anthology: The World's Greatest Poems”, p.64, Delphi Classics

There is nothing worse for mortals than a wandering life.

Wander, Mortals

Long exercised in woes.

Long, Woe

Homer (1872). “The Iliad ...”, p.314

From his tongue flowed speech sweeter than honey.

Speech, Honey, Tongue

Iliad bk. 1, l. 249

Why so much grief for me? No man will hurl me down to Death, against my fate. And fate? No one alive has ever escaped it, neither brave man nor coward, I tell you - it’s born with us the day that we are born.

Grief, Fate, Men

The fates have given mankind a patient soul.

Patience, Fate, Soul

Homer (1950). “The Iliad”, Signet

Better to flee from death than feel its grip.

Death, Feels

Now what is a wedding? Well, Webster's dictionary describes a wedding as the process of removing weeds from one's garden.

Weed, Garden, Process

The tongue of man is a twisty thing, there are plenty of words there of every kind.

Men, Tongue, Kind

I'll get out of this city alive, even if it kills me!

Cities, Alive, Kill Me

To speak his thoughts is every freeman's right, in peace and war, in council and in fight.

Peace, War, Fighting

Homer, W. C. Armstrong (1851). “Translation of the Iliad of Homer”, p.267

Being eaten by a crocodile is just like going to sleep...in a giant blender.

Sleep, Giants, Blenders

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