Even where sleep is concerned, too much is a bad thing.
—Homer
Topics: Sleep
I detest that man, who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks forth another.
—Homer
Topics: Lying, Communication, Lies, Deception/Lying
By mutual confidence and mutual aid – great deeds are done, and great discoveries made
—Homer
Topics: Discovery, Confidence
Persuasive speech, and more persuasive sighs, Silence that spoke and eloquence of eyes.
—Homer
Topics: Speakers, Speaking
Men grow tired of sleep, love, singing and dancing sooner than of war.
—Homer
Topics: Adversity
A guest never forgets the host who had treated him kindly.
—Homer
There is nothing nobler or more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends.
—Homer
Topics: Marriage
Two friends—two bodies with one soul inspired.
—Homer
Topics: Friendship, Friends and Friendship
The Grecian ladies counted their age from their marriage, not from their birth.
—Homer
Topics: Age
The rule Of the many is not well. One must be chief In war and one the king.
—Homer
Topics: Royalty
The charity that is a trifle to us can be precious to others.
—Homer
Topics: Service
‘Tis man’s to fight, but Heaven’s to give success.
—Homer
Topics: Luck, Fortune
If yet not lost to all the sense of shame.
—Homer
Topics: Shame
Two urns on Jove’s high throne have ever stood,
The source of evil one, and one of good;
From thence the cup of mortal man he fills,
Blessings to these, to those distributes ills;
To most he mingles both.
—Homer
Topics: Living
Light is the task where many share the toil.
—Homer
Topics: Teams, Teamwork, Work, Help
To him who hearkens to the gods, the gods give ear.
—Homer
Topics: Prayer
For fate has wove the thread of life with pain,
And twins ev’n from the birth are Misery and Man.
—Homer
Topics: Adversity
Even his griefs are a joy, long after, to one that remembers all that he wrought and endured
—Homer
Topics: Grief
And what he greatly thought, he nobly dared.
—Homer
Topics: Courage, Bravery
In saffron-colored mantle, from the tides of ocean rose the morning to bring light to gods and men.
—Homer
Topics: Morning
I live an idle burden to the ground.
—Homer
Topics: Idleness
How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise.
—Homer
Topics: Wisdom
There is satiety in all things, in sleep, and love-making, in the loveliness of singing and the innocent dance.
—Homer
Topics: Appreciation, Gratitude, Blessings
Thou knowst the oer-eager vehemence of youth,
How quick in temper, and in judgement weak.
—Homer
Twins, even from the birth, are misery and man.
—Homer
Topics: Misery
And they die an equal death – the idler and the man of mighty deeds.
—Homer
Topics: Death
Reproach is infinite, and knows no end So voluble a weapon is the tongue; Wounded, we wound; and neither side can fail For every man has equal strength to rail.
—Homer
Topics: Anger
For too much rest becomes a pain.
—Homer
Topics: Rest, Leisure
How vain, without the merit, is the name.
—Homer
Topics: Fame
No man of woman born, coward or brave, can shun his destiny.
—Homer
Topics: Destiny
Wondering Whom to Read Next?
- Euripides Ancient Greek Dramatist
- Epicurus Greek Philosopher
- Sophocles Ancient Greek Dramatist
- Hesiod Greek Poet
- Epictetus Ancient Greek Philosopher
- Heraclitus Ancient Greek Philosopher
- Bias of Priene Greek Orator
- Aristotle Ancient Greek Philosopher
- Xenocrates Greek Philosopher, Scientist
- Plotinus Ancient Greek Philosopher, Mystic
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