Homer
Homer
Homeris 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...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionPoet
destiny men brave
No man or woman born, coward or brave, can shun his destiny.
son rage-from-the-iliad achilles
Sing, O muse, of the rage of Achilles, son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans.
communication wind literature
Words empty as the wind are best left unsaid.
men done chance
A man dies still if he has done nothing, as one who has done much.
moving men earth
Of all creatures that breathe and move upon the earth, nothing is bred that is weaker than man.
country men bravery
Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen, but his country's cause.
life beautiful envy
I'll tell you a secret. Something they don't teach you in your temple. The Gods envy us. They envy us because we're mortal, because any moment might be our last. Everything is more beautiful because we're doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again.
sleep too-much concerned
Even were sleep is concerned, too much is a bad thing.
children dad father
It behooves a father to be blameless if he expects his child to be.
trying firsts steps
Trying is the first step toward failure.
dad father son
Few sons are like their fathers - many are worse, few better.
glory
It is not right to glory in the slain
doers deeds mental-health
Be both a speaker of words and a doer of deeds.
killing score paid
There will be killing till the score is paid.