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Homer Quotes - Page 6

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Now from his breast into the eyes the ache of longing mounted, and he wept at last, his dear wife, clear and faithful, in his arms, longed for as the sunwarmed earth is longed for by a swimmer spent in rough water where

Now from his breast into the eyes the ache of longing mounted, and he wept at last, his dear wife, clear and faithful, in his arms, longed for as the sunwarmed earth is longed for by a swimmer spent in rough water where his ship went down under Poseidon's blows, gale winds and tons of sea. Few men can keep alive through a big serf to crawl, clotted with brine, on kindly beaches in joy, in joy, knowing the abyss behind: and so she too rejoiced, her gaze upon her husband, her white arms round him pressed as though forever.

Beach, Husband, Eye

Homer, Robert Fitzgerald (1963). “The Odyssey”, Anchor

All right, let's not panic. I'll make the money by selling one of my livers. I can get by with one.

Panic, Selling, Liver

What mighty woes To thy imperial race from woman rose.

Women, Race, Rose

Homer (1806). “The Odyssey of Homer”, p.331

Immortals are never alien to one another.

Aliens

Bursts as a wave that from the clouds impends, And swell'd with tempests on the ship descends; White are the decks with foam; the winds aloud Howl o'er the masts, and sing through every shroud: Pale, trembling, tir'd, the sailors freeze with fears; And instant death on every wave appears.

Clouds, Wind, White

Homer (1818). “The Iliad of Homer. Translated by A. Pope. A new edition. Adorned with plates”, p.342

It is not right to glory in the slain

Glory

Homer, George Herbert Palmer (1998). “The Odyssey”, p.220, Courier Corporation

Now son, you don’t want to drink beer. That’s for Daddies, and kids with fake IDs.

Kids, Beer, Son

I would rather be a serf in a poor man's house and be above ground than reign among the dead.

Death, Suicide, Men

Zeus does not bring all men's plans to fulfillment.

Inspirational, Life, Failure

Goddess-nurse of the young, give ear to my prayer, and grant that this woman may reject the love-embraces of youth and dote on grey-haired old men whose powers are dulled, but whose hearts still desire.

Prayer, Heart, Men

Homer (2013). “The Homer Anthology”, p.1704, eBookIt.com

Urge him with truth to frame his fair replies And sure he will for Wisdom never lies.

Wisdom, Lying, Deceit

Homer (2013). “penelopeia, a wife's enduring love”, p.47, Lulu.com

See how God ever like with like doth pair, And still the worthless doth the worthless lead!

Pairs, Stills, Worthless

Homer, William Shakespeare (2015). “Delphi Poetry Anthology: The World's Greatest Poems”, p.65, Delphi Classics

It is a wise child that knows his own father. [Lat., Nondum enim quisquam suum parentem ipse cognosvit.]

Wise, Children, Father

Pine needle sorbet? Pine needle sorbet?! My kids do NOT eat sorbet. They eat sherbet, and they pronounce it sherbert, and they wish it was ice cream!

Kids, Ice Cream, Wish

A young man is embarrassed to question an older one.

Men, Age, Young

I've always wondered if there was a God. And now I know there is -- and it's me.

Funny Simpsons, Funniest Simpsons, Great Simpsons

Sing, O muse, of the rage of Achilles, son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans.

Son, Rage From The Iliad, Achilles

The outcome of the war is in our hands; the outcome of words is in the council.

War, Hands, Outcomes

The glorious gifts of the gods are not to be cast aside.

God, Casts, Glorious

Zeus most glorious and most great, Thundercloud, throned in the heavens! Let not the sun go down and the darkness come, until I cast down headlong the citadel of Priam in flames, and burn his gates with blazing fire, and tear to rags the shirt upon Hectors breast! May many of his men fall about him prone in the dust and bite the earth!

Military, War, Fall

Who hearkens to the gods, the gods give ear.

Giving, Ears

Homer (1871). “The Iliad of Homer”, p.11

I long for home, long for the sight of home.

Home, Sight, Long

Homer, Robert Fitzgerald (1961). “The Odyssey”, Anchor Books

Noblest minds are easiest bent.

Mind, Bent, Nobility

Homer (1729). “The Iliad of Homer: Several Versions”, p.1234, Library of Alexandria

Noble and manly music invigorates the spirit, strengthens the wavering man, and incites him to great and worthy deeds.

Men, Noble, Deeds

The son of Saturn gave The nod with his dark brows. The ambrosial curls Upon the Sovereign One's immortal head Were shaken, and with them the mighty mount, Olympus trembled.

Son, Dark, Curls

Homer (1901). “The Iliad of Homer”, p.29

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