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A councilor ought not to sleep the whole night through, a man to whom the populace is entrusted, and who has many responsibilities.
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Friends, we have not till now been unacquainted with misfortunes.
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Miserable mortals who, like leaves, at one moment flame with life, eating the produce of the land, and at another moment weakly perish.
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All men owe honor to the poets - honor and awe; for they are dearest to the Muse who puts upon their lips the ways of life.
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Wide-sounding Zeus takes away half a man's worth on the day when slavery comes upon him.
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There is nothing more dread and more shameless than a woman who plans such deeds in her heart as the foul deed which she plotted when she contrived her husband's murder.
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This is the way
the gods ordained the destiny of men,
to bear such burdens in our lives, while they
feel no affliction.
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The charity that is a trifle to us can be precious to others.
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A companion's words of persuasion are effective.
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So from the tents and ships, a length'ning train
Spreads all the beach, and wide o'ershades the plain.
Once more attend! Avert the wasteful woe
And smile propitious — and unbend thy bow.
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Zeus does not bring all men's plans to fulfillment.
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A generation of men is like a generation of leaves: the wind scatters some leaves upon the ground, while others the burgeoning wood brings forth— and the season of spring comes on. So of men one generation springs forth and another ceases.
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Wine can of their wits the wise beguile, Make the sage frolic, and the serious smile
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In the extravagance of her evil she has brought shame both on herself and on all women who will come after her, even on one who is virtuous.
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As is the generation of leaves, so is that of humanity.
The wind scatters the leaves on the ground, but the live timber
Burgeons with leaves again in the season of spring returning.
So one generation of men will grow while another dies.
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Look now how mortals are blaming the gods, for they say that evils come from us, but in fact they themselves have woes beyond their share because of their own follies.
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Forgetful youth! but know, the Power above With ease can save each object of his love; Wide as his will extends his boundless grace.
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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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In silence trailing away
by the shore of the tumbling clamorous whispering sea.
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The minds of the everlasting gods are not changed suddenly.
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And for yourself, may the gods grant you your heart's desire, a husband and a home, and the blessing of a harmonious life. For nothing is greater or finer than this, when a man and woman live together with one hear and mind, bringing joy to their friends and grief to their foes.
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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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Thus she spoke; and I longed to embrace my dead mother's ghost. Thrice I tried to clasp her image, and thrice it slipped through my hands, like a shadow, like a dream.
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He lives not long who battles with the immortals, nor do his children prattle about his knees when he has come back from battle and the dread fray.
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There is nothing more shameless than the accursed belly; it thrusts itself upon a man's mind in spite of his afflictions.
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Homer is best known as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. He was believed by the ancient Greeks to have been the first and greatest of the epic poets. Author of the first known literature of Europe, he is central to the Western canon.
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Iliad
Odyssey
Homeric Hymns
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