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
art way talent
There is no such thing as talent. What they call talent is nothing but the capacity for doing continuous work in the right way.
zoos dinosaurs gone
I've gone back in time to when dinosaurs weren't just confined to zoos.
i-can
I can't even say the word 'titmouse' without giggling like a schoolgirl.
peace decay stealing
So peaceful shalt thou end thy blissful days, And steal thyself from life by slow decays.
hair secret may
And by the Sacred Parchment, I swear that if I reveal the secrets of The Stonecutters, may my stomach become bloated and my head be plucked of all but three hairs
knows
I'm in a place where I don't know where I am!
shining action chance
Many shining actions owe their success to chance, though the general or statesman receive the applause.
pain too-much
For too much rest becomes a pain.
men age young
A young man is embarrassed to question an older one.
unity vain force
Not vain the weakest, if their force unite.
leadership sleep responsibility
A councilor ought not to sleep the whole night through, a man to whom the populace is entrusted, and who has many responsibilities.
men suffering coping
The lot of man-to suffer and die.