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Men are so quick to blame the gods.

Homer

Goddess of song, teach me the story of a hero.
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Goodness Hero Song Story Teaching
No one can hurry me down to Hades before my time, but if a man’s hour is come, be he brave or be he coward, there is no escape for him when he has once been born.
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Born Brave Come Coward Escape Hurry Man Time
Dreams surely are difficult, confusing, and not everything in them is brought to pass for mankind.
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Confuse Difficult Dreams Mankind Sure
I long for home, long for the sight of home.
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Home Sight
I detest that man, who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks forth another.
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Depth Heart Hide Man Speak
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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Gate Hate Heart Hide Man Speak
You ought not to practice childish ways, since you are no longer that age.
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Age Children Practice
I know not what the future holds, but I know who holds the future.
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Future Philosophy
What are the children of men, but as leaves that drop at the wind’s breath?
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Breath Children Drop Leaf Men Wind
Fate is the same for the man who holds back, the same if he fights hard.
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Fate Fight Man
Be both a speaker of words and a doer of deeds.
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Deed Doer One Liner Speak
Yet, taught by time, my heart has learned to glow for other’s good, and melt at other’s woe.
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Glow Goodness Heart Inspirational Learning Melt Teaching Time
To speak his thoughts is every freeman’s right, in peace and war, in council and in fight.
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Council Fight Frredom Men Peace Right Speak War
Urge him with truth to frame his fair replies And sure he will for Wisdom never lies.
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Frame Lie Sure Truth Urge Wisdom
Go on with a spirit that fears nothing.
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Fear Inspirational One Liner Spirit
A guest never forgets the host who has treated him kindly.
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Forget Guest Host Kind Treatment
I promise you I will do everything just as you ask. But come closer. Let us give in to grief, however briefly, in each other’s arms.
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Arms Close Couple Each Other Giving Grief Promise
A woman is a lot like a refrigerator. Six feet tall, 300 pounds, it makes ice.
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Humor Ice Sarcastic Woman
Whoever obeys the gods, to him they particularly listen.
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God Himself Listen Obey Particular
Empty words are evil.
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Empty Evil Feeling One Liner
There is no greater fame for a man than that which he wins with his footwork or the skill of his hands.
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Fame Hands Man Skill Win
Life is largely a matter of expectation.
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Expectation Life Matter One Liner
For a friend with an understanding heart is worth no less than a brother.
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Brother Friendship Heart Understand Worth
It is not possible to fight beyond your strength, even if you strive.
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Beyond Fight Possible Strength Strive
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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Against Earth God Immortal Men Thinking
Men are so quick to blame the gods.
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Blame God Human Nature Men One Liner Quick
Words empty as the wind are best left unsaid.
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Empty One Liner Unsaid Wind

Men are so quick to blame the gods.

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