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
pain too-much
For too much rest becomes a pain.
pain way misery
Ah how shameless – the way these mortals blame the gods. From us alone they say come all their miseries yes but they themselves with their own reckless ways compound their pains beyond their proper share.
life pain fate
For Fate has wove the thread of life with pain, And twins ev'n from the birth are Misery and Man!
pain men long
For afterwards a man finds pleasure in his pains, when he has suffered long and wandered long. So I will tell you what you ask and seek to know.
money paint
I will paint for money any time.
trying paint offers
When you paint, try to put down exactly what you see. Whatever else you have to offer will come out anyway.
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.