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There is nothing worse for mortals than a wandering life.

Homer

Few sons are like their fathers, most are worse, few better.
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Father Son Worst
Pray, for all men need the aid of the gods.
HOMER

God Men Need Pray
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
The blade itself incites to deeds of violence.
HOMER

Blade Deed Incite Violence
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
Sleep, delicious and profound, the very counterfeit of death.
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Death Delicious Profound Sleep
Scepticism is as much the result of knowledge, as knowledge is of scepticism.
HOMER

Knowledge Result
Men are so quick to blame the gods.
HOMER

Blame God Human Nature Men One Liner Quick
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
Each man delights in the work that suits him best.
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Business Delight Inspirational Man Work
For a friend with an understanding heart is worth no less than a brother.
HOMER

Brother Friendship Heart Understand Worth
You ought not to practice childish ways, since you are no longer that age.
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Age Children Practice
Of all creatures that breathe and move upon the earth, nothing is bred that is weaker than man.
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Breathe Creature Earth Life Man Weak
Modesty is of no use to a beggar.
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Beggar Modesty One Liner
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
Light is the task where many share the toil.
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Light One Liner Share Task Team Work

There is nothing worse for mortals than a wandering life.

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