To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it.

Topics: Homer Quotes

Hunger is insolent, and will be fed

Hunger is insolent, and will be fed

Wise to resolve, and patient to perform.

Wise to resolve, and patient to perform.

Nothing shall I, while sane, compare with a friend.

Nothing shall I, while sane, compare with a friend.

Oh, woman, woman! When to ill thy mind is bent, all Hell contains no fouler...

Oh, woman, woman! When to ill thy mind is bent, all Hell contains no fouler...

Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen, but his...

Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen, but his...

Yet, taught by time, my heart has learned to glow for other's good, and melt...

Yet, taught by time, my heart has learned to glow for other's good, and melt...

She (Helen) threw into the wine which they were drinking a drug which takes away...

She (Helen) threw into the wine which they were drinking a drug which takes away...

The charity that is a trifle to us can be precious to others.

The charity that is a trifle to us can be precious to others.

The women of Greece count their age from their marriage, not from their birth.

The women of Greece count their age from their marriage, not from their birth.

By mutual confidence and mutual aid - great deeds are done, and great discoveries made

By mutual confidence and mutual aid - great deeds are done, and great discoveries made

For rarely are sons similar to their fathers: most are worse, and a few are...

For rarely are sons similar to their fathers: most are worse, and a few are...

Be still my heart; thou hast known worse than this.

Be still my heart; thou hast known worse than this.

There is nothing nobler or more admirable than when two people who see eye to...

There is nothing nobler or more admirable than when two people who see eye to...

But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast, for gentle ways are best, and...

But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast, for gentle ways are best, and...

There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.

There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.

Hunger is insolent, and will be fed.

Hunger is insolent, and will be fed.

I have suffered much from waves and wars, and now let this trial join the...

I have suffered much from waves and wars, and now let this trial join the...

A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.

A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which...

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which...

Never take someone's feelings for granted because you never know how much courage that they...

Never take someone's feelings for granted because you never know how much courage that they...

There would be far less suffering in the world if human beings-God knows why they...

There would be far less suffering in the world if human beings-God knows why they...