Young men’s minds are always changeable, but when an old man is concerned in a matter, he looks both before and after.
HOMERSleep, delicious and profound, the very counterfeit of death.
More Homer Quotes
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The journey is the thing.
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Hateful to me as are the gates of hell, Is he who, hiding one thing in his heart, Utters another.
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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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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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Go on with a spirit that fears nothing.
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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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For a friend with an understanding heart is worth no less than a brother.
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You ought not to practice childish ways, since you are no longer that age.
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If you serve too many masters, you’ll soon suffer.
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Light is the task where many share the toil.
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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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Yet, taught by time, my heart has learned to glow for other’s good, and melt at other’s woe.
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In youth and beauty, wisdom is but rare!
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Everything is more beautiful because we’re doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again.
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The difficulty is not so great to die for a friend as to find a friend worth dying for.
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The journey is its own reward.
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Wine can of their wits the wise beguile, Make the sage frolic, and the serious smile.
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He knew how to say many false things that were like true sayings.
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Some things you will think of yourself, some things God will put into your mind.
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I long for home, long for the sight of home.
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It behooves a father to be blameless if he expects his child to be.
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Sleep, delicious and profound, the very counterfeit of death.
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I didn’t lie! I just created fiction with my mouth!
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The force of union conquers all.
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Be strong, saith my heart; I am a soldier; I have seen worse sights than this.
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Scepticism is as much the result of knowledge, as knowledge is of scepticism.
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