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
drinking grief wine
She threw into the wine which they were drinking a drug which takes away grief and passion and brings forgetfulness of all ills
drinking heart sleep
These nights are endless, and a man can sleep through them, or he can enjoy listening to stories, and you have no need to go to bed before it is time. Too much sleep is only a bore. And of the others, any one whose heart and spirit urge him can go outside and sleep, and then, when the dawn shows, breakfast first, then go out to tend the swine of our master. But we two, sitting here in the shelter, eating and drinking, shall entertain each other remembering and retelling our sad sorrows. For afterwards a man who has suffered much and wandered much has pleasure out of his sorrows.
giving-up mistake drinking
I thought for a change I would give up drinking, and it was a great mistake, and, although I reduced the size of my nose and improved my beauty, my stomach suffered.
admirable house keeping man marriage people
There is nothing more admirable than two people who see eye-to-eye keeping house as man and wife, confounding their enemies, and delighting thier friends.
friend honor honors
My friend should honor him who honors me.
affluent awful family few figure matter resume students time year
Most students, by the time they've been here for a year or two, figure out that you get an awful lot from a job, and no matter how affluent your family is, you still need a few things to put on your resume before you graduate,
entire half second talent using
We'll see the second half what we can do, ... We have the talent; it's using it the entire match.
ask business care personal require time
We ask that (employees) take care of your personal business as needed. Should you require more time for your family,
gates greek-poet hateful heart hides man speaks
Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another.
gay
I'm not gay, but I'll learn...
giving-up firsts succeed
If at first you don't succeed, give up.
looks want weirdo
I don't want to look like a weirdo. I'll just go with the muumuu.
mother teacher secret-love
Television! Teacher, mother, secret lover.
drug funny-simpsons fame
Fame was like a drug. But what was even more like a drug were the drugs.