Homer

Poet

Homer was an ancient Greek poet known for epic works like The Iliad and The Odyssey, which explore themes of fate, heroism, and the human experience.

Born
December 31, 0755
Died
December 31, 0669
Quotes
524
Rank
#187

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"The rest were vulgar deaths unknown to fame."

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"Take thou thy arms and come with me, For we must quit ourselves like men, and strive To air our cause, although we be but two. Great is the strength of feeble arms combined, And we can combat even with the brave."

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"In every sorrowing soul I pour'd delight, And poverty stood smiling in my sight."

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"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."

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"The internet wasn't created for mockery, it was supposed to help researchers at different universities share data sets. It was!"

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"It is equally offensive to speed a guest who would like to stay and to detain one who is anxious to leave."

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"The outcome of the war is in our hands; the outcome of words is in the council."

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"Beware the toils of war ... the mesh of the huge dragnet sweeping up the world."

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"Evil deeds do not prosper; the slow man catches up with the swift."

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"And bear unmov'd the wrongs of base mankind, The last, and hardest, conquest of the mind."

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"She sent him a warm and gentle wind, and Lord Odysseus was happy as he set his sails to catch the breeze. He sat beside the steering oar and used his skill to steer the raft."

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"Sweet sleep fell upon his eyelids, unwakeful, most pleasant, the nearest like death."

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