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Homer Quotes - Page 9

All Quotes Achilles Age Beer Birth Blame Charity Children Country Dad Death Earth Evil Fame Fate Feelings Fighting Friendship Giving Glory God Grace Grief Hate Heart Heaven Honor House Husband Inspirational Joy Killing Leadership Life Literature Love Lying Military Muse Pain Philanthropy Praise Running Shame Singing Sleep Son Sorrow Soul Speed Spring Success Suffering Twins War Wealth Wife Wine Winning Youth

Wine gives strength to weary men.

Wine gives strength to weary men.

Wine, Men, Giving

I want answers now or I want them eventually!

Answers, Want

Ah, beer, my one weakness. My Achille's heel, if you will.

Beer, Weakness, Achilles

Sleep, delicious and profound, the very counterfeit of death

Sleep, Profound, Counterfeit

Homer (1991). “The Odyssey”, Penguin Classics

The minds of the everlasting gods are not changed suddenly.

Mind, Changed, Everlasting

It [revenge] is sweeter far than flowing honey.

Revenge, Honey, Revenge Is Sweet

"Iliad". Poem by Homer, XVIII,

To heal divisions, to relieve the oppress'd, In virtue rich; in blessing others, bless'd.

Blessing, Division, Rich

Homer (1872). “The Iliad ...”, p.369

In every sorrowing soul I pour'd delight, And poverty stood smiling in my sight.

Sight, Soul, Delight

Homer (1854). “The Odyssey of Homer”, p.282

Among all men on the earth bards have a share of honor and reverence, because the muse has taught them songs and loves the race of bards.

Music, Song, Men

Why have you come to me here, dear heart, with all these instructions? I promise you I will do everything just as you ask. But come closer. Let us give in to grief, however briefly, in each other's arms.

Grief, Heart, Giving

Homer, Stanley Lombardo (1819). “Iliad”, p.443, Hackett Publishing

Take thou thy arms and come with me, For we must quit ourselves like men, and strive To air our cause, although we be but two. Great is the strength of feeble arms combined, And we can combat even with the brave.

War, Men, Air

It is equally bad when one speeds on the guest unwilling to go, and when he holds back one who is hastening. Rather one should befriend the guest who is there, but speed him when he wishes.

Wish, Guests, Speed

There will be killing till the score is paid.

Killing, Score, Paid

Homer (1998). “The Odyssey: The Fitzgerald Translation”, p.411, Macmillan

I believe children are the future...which is why they must be stopped now!

Children, Believe, I Believe

From now on walking is my beer and feeling good is my hangover.

Hangover, Beer, Feel Good

Sinks my sad soul with sorrow to the grave.

Soul, Sorrow, Sad Soul

Homer, Alexander Pope, Gilbert Wakefield (1796). “The Iliad of Homer: Translated by Alexander Pope, Esq. A new edition, with additional notes, critical and illustrative, by Gilbert Wakefield, B.A. ...”, p.55

The bitter dregs of Fortune's cup to drain.

Cups, Bitter, Fortune

Homer (1760). “The Iliad of Homer”, p.11

Reproach is infinite, and knows no end.

Infinite, Ends, Knows

Homer (1806). “The Iliad of Homer”, p.455

We mortals hear only the news, and know nothing at all.

News, Knows, Mortals

Strife and Confusion joined the fight, along with cruel Death, who seized one wounded man while still alive and then another man without a wound, while pulling the feet of one more corpse out from the fight. The clothes Death wore around her shoulders were dyed red with human blood.

Fighting, Men, Blood

By their own follies they perished, the fools.

Fool, Folly

Even his griefs are a joy long after to one that remembers all that he wrought and endured.

Grief, Long, Joy

By Jove the stranger and the poor are sent, and what to those we give, to Jove is lent.

Giving, Charity, Philanthropy

Homer (2015). “The Odyssey”, p.249, Homer

And endless are the modes of speech, and far Extends from side to side the field of words.

Speech, Fields, Sides

Homer (1871). “The Iliad of Homer”, p.220

For rarely are sons similar to their fathers: most are worse, and a few are better than their fathers.

Fathers Day, Dad, Son

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