Goddess of song, teach me the story of a hero.
HOMEROf all creatures that breathe and move upon the earth, nothing is bred that is weaker than man.
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To speak his thoughts is every freeman’s right, in peace and war, in council and in fight.
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Modesty is of no use to a beggar.
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Everything flows and nothing stays.
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Words empty as the wind are best left unsaid.
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Pray, for all men need the aid of the gods.
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There will be killing till the score is paid.
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Few sons are like their fathers, most are worse, few better.
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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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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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The journey is its own reward.
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For too much rest becomes a pain.
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Too many kings can ruin an army.
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The charity that is a trifle to us can be precious to others.
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Men are so quick to blame the gods.
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Most grievous of all deaths it is to die of hunger.
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Go on with a spirit that fears nothing.
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Young men’s minds are always changeable, but when an old man is concerned in a matter, he looks both before and after.
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The sort of words a man says is the sort he hears in return.
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Scepticism is as much the result of knowledge, as knowledge is of scepticism.
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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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I long for home, long for the sight of home.
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There is the heat of Love, the pulsing rush of Longing, the lover’s whisper, irresistible – magic to make the sanest man go mad.
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Come then, put away your sword in its sheath, and let us two go up into my bed so that, lying together in the bed of love, we may then have faith and trust in each other.
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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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It is not possible to fight beyond your strength, even if you strive.
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Always be the best, my boy, the bravest, and hold your head up high above all the others. Never disgrace the generation of your fathers. They were the bravest champions.
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