Young men’s minds are always changeable, but when an old man is concerned in a matter, he looks both before and after.
HOMERThere is no greater fame for a man than that which he wins with his footwork or the skill of his hands.
More Homer Quotes
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Youth is quick in feeling but weak in judgement.
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The stars never lie, but the astrologers lie about the stars.
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I didn’t lie! I just created fiction with my mouth!
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Wise to resolve, and patient to perform.
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The charity that is a trifle to us can be precious to others.
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You ought not to practice childish ways, since you are no longer that age.
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Trying is the first step toward failure.
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The melancholy joys of evils pass’d, For he who much has suffer’d, much will know.
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The force of union conquers all.
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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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Fate is the same for the man who holds back, the same if he fights hard.
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Death submits to no one.
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The roaring seas and many a dark range of mountains lie between us.
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Let me not then die ingloriously and without a struggle, but let me first do some great thing that shall be told among men hereafter.
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I guess some people never change. Or, they quickly change and then quickly change back.
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