Quotes from Homer

To be both a speaker of words and a doer of deeds.

As is the generation of leaves, so is that of humanity. The wind scatters the leaves on the ground, but the live timber Burgeons with leaves again in the season of spring returning. So one generation of men will grow while another dies.

The Erinyes, who exact punishment of men underground if one swears a false oath.

Then the father held out the golden scales, and in them he placed two fates of dread death.

The Olympian is a difficult foe to oppose.

Look now how mortals are blaming the gods, for they say that evils come from us, but in fact they themselves have woes beyond their share because of their own follies.

Surely these things lie on the knees of the gods.

A companion's words of persuasion are effective.

A decent boldness ever meets with friends.

At last is Hector stretch'd upon the plain,Who fear'd no vengeance for Patroclus slainThen, Prince You should have fear'd, what now you feelAchilles absent was Achilles stillYet a short space the great avenger stayed,Then low in dust thy strength and glory laid.

Even when someone battles hard, there is an equal portion for one who lingers behind, and in the same honor are held both the coward and the brave man the idle man and he who has done much meet death alike.

For rarely are sons similar to their fathers most are worse, and a few are better than their fathers.

For too much rest becomes a pain.

He lives not long who battles with the immortals, nor do his children prattle about his knees when he has come back from battle and the dread fray.

May the gods grant you all things which your heart desires, and may they give you a husband and a home and gracious concord, for there is nothing greater and better than this -when a husband and wife keep a household in oneness of mind, a great woe to their enemies and joy to their friends, and win high renown.

Not vain the weakest, if their force unite.

So it is that the gods do not give all men gifts of grace - neither good looks nor intelligence nor eloquence.

The single best augury is to fight for one's country.

There is nothing more dread and more shameless than a woman who plans such deeds in her heart as the foul deed which she plotted when she contrived her husband's murder.

Thus have the gods spun the thread for wretched mortals that they live in grief while they themselves are without cares for two jars stand on the floor of Zeus of the gifts which he gives, one of evils and another of blessings.

Two friends, two bodies with one soul inspired.

Yet, taught by time, my heart has learned to glow for other's good, and melt at other's woe.

Young men's minds are always changeable, but when an old man is concerned in a matter, he looks both before and after.

Of all creatures that breathe and move upon the earth, nothing is bred that is weaker than man.