Homer quotes - page 6

Then give him into the charge of swift messengers to carry him, of Sleep and Death, who are twin brothers, and these two shall lay him down presently within the rich countryside of broad Lykia. (Homer)
But Zeus does not bring to accomplishment all thoughts in men's minds. View quote
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There can be no covenants between men and lions, wolves and lambs can never be of one mind. View quote
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And you, old sir, we are told you prospered once. View quote
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The gods know all things. View quote
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All ways of dying are hateful to us poor mortals, true, but to die of hunger, starve to death- that's the worst of all. View quote
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He kissed his son, and a tear fell from his cheek on to the ground, for he had restrained all tears till now. View quote
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It's light work for the gods who rule the skies to exalt a mortal man or bring him low. View quote
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Servants, when their lords no longer sway, Their minds no more to righteous courses bend. Half that man's virtue doth Zeus take away, Whom he surrenders to the servile day. View quote
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We two have secret signs, known to us both but hidden from the world. View quote
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A deep sleep took hold upon him and eased the burden of his sorrows. (Homer)
As is the generation of leaves, so is that of humanity. The wind scatters the leaves on the ground, but the live timber burgeons with leaves again in the season of spring returning. So one generation of men will grow while another dies. View quote
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The outcome of the war is in our hands the outcome of words is in the council. View quote
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Rosy-fingered dawn. View quote
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Whoever obeys the gods, to him they particularly listen. View quote
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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. View quote
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On valour's side the odds of combat lie, The brave live glorious, or lamented die; The wretch who trembles in the field of fame, Meets death, and worse than death, eternal shame. View quote
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Nobody, friends'-Polyphemus bellowed back from his cave- ‘Nobody's killing me now by fraud and not by force! View quote
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Rage-Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus' son Achilles. View quote
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You wine sack, with a dog's eyes, with a deer's heart. View quote
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Prayers are Jove's daughters, of celestial race, Lame are their feet, and wrinkled is their face; With humble mien, and with dejected eyes, Constant they follow where Injustice flies. (Homer)
Oh but if Zeus's lightning blinded us those days, it's Zeus who drives us, hurls us on today! View quote
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Bear up, old heart! You've borne worse, far worse... View quote
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As stars in the night sky glittering round the moon's brilliance blaze in all their glory when the air falls to a sudden, windless calm... all the lookout peaks stand out and the jutting cliffs and the steep ravines and down from the high heavens bursts the boundless, bright air and all the stars shine clear and the shepherd's heart exults. View quote
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The time for trusting women's gone forever! View quote
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