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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"O Friends, be men, and let your hearts be strong And let no warrior in the heat of fight, Do what may bring him shame in others' eyes"

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"Never to be cast away are the gifts of the gods, magnificent, which they give of their own will, no man could have them for wanting them."

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"No TV and no beer makes Homer something something."

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"The information superhighway showed the average person what some nerd thinks about Star Trek."

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"That is the gods' work, spinning threads of death through the lives of mortal men, an all to make a song for those to come."

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"[But] age, the common enemy of mankind, has laid his hand upon you; would that it had fallen upon some other, and that you were still young."

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"Nobody gets into heaven without a glowstick."

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"Kids are great. You can teach them to hate what you hate and, with the Internet and all, they practically raise themselves."

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"You know those balls that they put on car antennas so you can find them in the parking lot? Those should be on every car!"

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"I'm like that guy who single-handedly built the rocket and flew to the moon. What was his name? Apollo Creed?"

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"Canada? Why would I want to leave America just to visit America, Jr.?"

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"If you are one of earth’s inhabitants, how blest your father, and your gentle mother, blest all your kin. I know what happiness must send the warm tears to their eyes, each time they see their wondrous child go to the dancing! But one man’s destiny is more than blest—he who prevails, and takes you as his bride. Never have I laid eyes on equal beauty in man or woman. I am hushed indeed."

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"A man who has been through bitter experiences and travelled far enjoys even his sufferings after a time"

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"The proof of battle is action, proof of words, debate. No time for speeches now, it's time to fight."

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"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."

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