Many shining actions owe their success to chance, though the general or statesman receive the applause.

Fate is the same for the man who holds back, the same if he fights hard.
HOMER

Fate Fight Man
Better to live or die, once and for all, than die by inches.
HOMER

Die Live
What are the children of men, but as leaves that drop at the wind’s breath?
HOMER

Breath Children Drop Leaf Men Wind
Have patience, heart.
HOMER

Heart One Liner Patience
In youth and beauty, wisdom is but rare!
HOMER

Beauty One Liner Rare Wisdom Youth
Pray, for all men need the aid of the gods.
HOMER

God Men Need Pray
It is not possible to fight beyond your strength, even if you strive.
HOMER

Beyond Fight Possible Strength Strive
Be both a speaker of words and a doer of deeds.
HOMER

Deed Doer One Liner Speak
Men grow tired of sleep, love, singing and dancing, sooner than war.
HOMER

Dance Growth Love Men Sing Sleep Tired War
Be still my heart; thou hast known worse than this.
HOMER

Heart Worst
Wise to resolve, and patient to perform.
HOMER

One Liner Patience Performance Wise
There is nothing alive more agonized than man / of all that breathe and crawl across the earth.
HOMER

Alive Breathe Crawl Earth Man
I know not what the future holds, but I know who holds the future.
HOMER

Future Philosophy
It is not strength, but art, obtains the prize, And to be swift is less than to be wise.
HOMER

Obtain Prize Strength Swift Wise
I didn’t lie! I just created fiction with my mouth!
HOMER

Creation Fiction Lie Mouth
The blade itself incites to deeds of violence.
HOMER

Blade Deed Incite Violence

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