We are quick to flare up, we races of men on the earth.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Homer
Whoever obeys the gods, to him they part…
Whoever obeys the gods, to him they particularly listen.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Homer
Wide-sounding Zeus takes away half a man…
Wide-sounding Zeus takes away half a man’s worth on the day when slavery comes upon him.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Homer
You ought not to practice childish ways,…
You ought not to practice childish ways, since you are no longer that age.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Homer
You will certainly not be able to take t…
You will certainly not be able to take the lead in all things yourself, for to one man a god has given deeds of war, and to another the dance, to another lyre and song, and in another wide-sounding Zeus puts a good mind.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Homer
Young men’s minds are always changeable,…
Young men’s minds are always changeable, but when an old man is concerned in a matter, he looks both before and after.
Quote by: Homer
Zeus does not bring all men’s plans to f…
Zeus does not bring all men’s plans to fulfillment.
Quote by: Homer