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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,...
Homer
Homer (flourished c. 700 BCE)
"For of all creatures
that breathe and creep about on the earth, there is none so
miserable as man."
From The Iliad...
Homer
Homer (Iliad written c. 700 BCE)
"Battles are won by deeds;
the council-chamber is the place for words. This is no time to
talk, but to fight."
...
Homer
Homer (writing around 700 BCE)
"So you, above all, must both
give and listen to advice and carry out the suggestion that
others may feel bound to...
Homer
Homer (9th and 8th Century BCE)
"Ah, how I wish rivalry
could be banished from the world of gods and men, and with it
anger, which makes...
Homer
Homer (8th and 7th century BCE Greek Poet)
"Young men are never dependable, but
when an old man takes a hand in such affairs, he considers...
Homer
Homer (8th and 7th Century BCE Greek poet)
"The same death awaits the man who does much, and the man
who does nothing."
From The Iliad...
Homer
Homer (Ancient Greek poet; The Iliad is thought to have been written around 700 BCE)
"So now my destiny confronts me. Let me at least
sell...
Homer
Homer (8th and 7th century BCE Greek poet)
"When men work in pairs, one sees advantages the other would
miss, while a man on his own...
Agamemnon (from Homer)
Agamemnon (ruler of Mycenae from Homer's epics and leader of the campaign against Troy)
"Keep your courage up and in the
heat of the battle fear...