Young men’s minds are always changeable, but when an old man is concerned in a matter, he looks both before and after.
HOMERGoddess of song, teach me the story of a hero.
More Homer Quotes
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Noblest minds are easiest bent.
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Modesty is of no use to a beggar.
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It is not strength, but art, obtains the prize, And to be swift is less than to be wise.
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Everything looks bad if you remember it.
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For too much rest becomes a pain.
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Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another.
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A man who has been through bitter experiences and travelled far enjoys even his sufferings after a time.
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Think not to match yourself against the gods, for men that walk the earth cannot hold their own with the immortals.
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Many shining actions owe their success to chance, though the general or statesman receive the applause.
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The roaring seas and many a dark range of mountains lie between us.
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Who love too much, hate in the like extreme.
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Few sons are like their fathers, most are worse, few better.
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Be strong, saith my heart; I am a soldier; I have seen worse sights than this.
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There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.
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There is nothing more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends.
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