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
mortals knows hard
They did not know her-gods are hard for mortals to recognize.
news mortals knows
We mortals hear only the news, and know nothing at all.
giving providence mortals
The gods give to mortals not everything at the same time.
hateful miserable mortals
All deaths are hateful to miserable mortals, but the most pitiable death of all is to starve.
wander mortals
There is nothing worse for mortals than a wandering life.
hear inside mortals
For you are goddesses, inside on everything, know everything. But we mortals hear only the news, and know nothing at all.
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.