Random Quotes
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We are quick to flare up, we races of men on the earth.Homer, The Odyssey
So it is that the gods do not give all men gifts of grace - neither good looks nor intelligence nor eloquence.Homer, The Odyssey
Evil deeds do not prosper; the slow man catches up with the swift.Homer, The Odyssey
Among all men on the earth bards have a share of honor and reverence, because the muse has taught them songs and loves the race of bards.Homer, The Odyssey
There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.Homer, The Odyssey
It is tedious to tell again tales already plainly told.Homer, The Odyssey
The wine urges me on, the bewitching wine, which sets even a wise man to singing and to laughing gently and rouses him up to dance and brings forth words which were better unspoken.Homer, The Odyssey
It is equally wrong to speed a guest who does not want to go, and to keep one back who is eager. You ought to make welcome the present guest, and send forth the one who wishes to go.Homer, The Odyssey
Even his griefs are a joy long after to one that remembers all that he wrought and endured.Homer, The Odyssey
The gods, likening themselves to all kinds of strangers, go in various disguises from city to city, observing the wrongdoing and the righteousness of men.Homer, The Odyssey