Homer Quotes
Homer is the ancient Greek poet traditionally credited with composing the Iliad and the Odyssey, two works that have shaped storytelling for nearly three thousand years. His lines on courage, partnership, and the weight of words remain vivid and direct.
These quotes fit well in literature essays, wedding readings, classroom discussions, or social media posts with a classical touch. Have a look through the full set.
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“Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen, but his country's cause.”
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“Words empty as the wind are best left unsaid.”
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“There is nothing nobler or more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends.”
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“Be still my heart; thou hast known worse than this.”
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“The difficulty is not so great to die for a friend, as to find a friend worth dying for.”
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“Wise to resolve, and patient to perform.”
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“In youth and beauty, wisdom is but rare!”
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“Light is the task where many share the toil.”
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“Yet, taught by time, my heart has learned to glow for other's good, and melt at other's woe.”
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“Hateful to me as are the gates of hell, Is he who, hiding one thing in his heart, Utters another.”
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“There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.”
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“For rarely are sons similar to their fathers: most are worse, and a few are better than their fathers.”
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“And what he greatly thought, he nobly dared.”
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“To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it.”
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“But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast, for gentle ways are best, and keep aloof from sharp contentions.”
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“Two friends, two bodies with one soul inspired.”
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“A sympathetic friend can be quite as dear as a brother.”
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“It is not good to have a rule of many.”
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“How vain, without the merit, is the name.”
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“Hunger is insolent, and will be fed.”