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
god men ifs
If any man obeys the gods, they listen to him also.
heart changed flexibility
The hearts of the great can be changed.
running men doe
The man does better who runs from disaster than he who is caught by it.
wise art cleverness
It is not strength, but art, obtains the prize, And to be swift is less than to be wise.
home men doe
It is the bold man who every time does best, at home or abroad.
shadow shade hunters
A hunter of shadows, himself a shade.
death men eulogy
And they die an equal death — the idler and the man of mighty deeds.
sports strong heart
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
moochers huts
Thou shalt not take moochers into thy hut?
son dark olympus
The son of Saturn gave The nod with his dark brows. The ambrosial curls Upon the Sovereign One's immortal head Were shaken, and with them the mighty mount, Olympus trembled.
kindness justice heaven
And Heaven, that every virtue bears in mind, E'en to the ashes of the just is kind.
one-day tvs ends
Without TV, it's hard to know when one day ends and another begins.
giving ears
Who hearkens to the gods, the gods give ear.
cups bitter drains
The bitter dregs of Fortune's cup to drain.