Homer

 

Homer (flourished c. 700 BCE)

“Few sons, indeed, are like their
fathers. Generally they are worse; but just a few are better.”

  • The Odyssey (Book 2, between lines 270-280) by Homer, translated by E. V. Rieu and edited by D. C. H. Rieu. New York: Penguin Classics, 2009.

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