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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"If you're gonna get mad at me every time I do something stupid, then I guess I'll just have to stop doing stupid things."

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"All deaths are hateful to miserable mortals, but the most pitiable death of all is to starve."

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"All the survivors of the war had reached their homes and so put the perils of battle and the sea behind them."

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"There is nothing worse for mortals than a wandering life."

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"See how God ever like with like doth pair, And still the worthless doth the worthless lead!"

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"Wine sets even a thoughtful man to singing, or sets him into softly laughing, sets him to dancing. Sometimes it tosses out a word that was better unspoken."

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"Many shining actions owe their success to chance, though the general or statesman receive the applause."

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"Urge him with truth to frame his fair replies And sure he will for Wisdom never lies."

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"Nothing in the world is so incontinent as a man's accursed appetite."

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"All right, let's not panic. I'll make the money by selling one of my livers. I can get by with one."

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"What greater glory attends a man than what he wins with his racing feet and his striving hands?"

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