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Homer
Greek
Poet
About the author
Nothing shall I, while sane, compare with a friend.
Homer,
Greek
Poet
#Nothing
#Friend
Yet, taught by time, my heart has learned to glow for other's good, and melt at other's woe.
Homer,
Greek
Poet
#Time
#Heart
Words empty as the wind are best left unsaid.
Homer,
Greek
Poet
#Words
#Wind
Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen, but his country's cause.
Homer,
Greek
Poet
#Country
#Man
#Cause
Wise to resolve, and patient to perform.
Homer,
Greek
Poet
Two urns on Jove's high throne have ever stood, the source of evil one, and one of good; from thence the cup of mortal man he fills, blessings to these, to those distributes ills; to most he mingles both.
Homer,
Greek
Poet
#Man
#Evil
#Blessings
Two friends, two bodies with one soul inspired.
Homer,
Greek
Poet
#Friends
#Soul
True friends appear less moved than counterfeit.
Homer,
Greek
Poet
#Friends
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.
Homer,
Greek
Poet
#People
#Eye
#Nothing
#Wife
#Man
#Friends
#Enemies
There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.
Homer,
Greek
Poet
#Time
#Words
#Sleep
The difficulty is not so great to die for a friend, as to find a friend worth dying for.
Homer,
Greek
Poet
#Friend
#Difficulty
#Worth
#Dying
The charity that is a trifle to us can be precious to others.
Homer,
Greek
Poet
#Trifle
#Charity
For rarely are sons similar to their fathers: most are worse, and a few are better than their fathers.
Homer,
Greek
Poet
#Sons
#Fathers
To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it.
Homer,
Greek
Poet
#Fear
#Man
#Friend
A decent boldness ever meets with friends.
Homer,
Greek
Poet
#Friends
#Boldness
A sympathetic friend can be quite as dear as a brother.
Homer,
Greek
Poet
#Friend
#Brother
And what he greatly thought, he nobly dared.
Homer,
Greek
Poet
#Thought
Be still my heart; thou hast known worse than this.
Homer,
Greek
Poet
#Heart
Light is the task where many share the toil.
Homer,
Greek
Poet
#Light
Even were sleep is concerned, too much is a bad thing.
Homer,
Greek
Poet
#Sleep
Hateful to me as are the gates of hell, Is he who, hiding one thing in his heart, Utters another.
Homer,
Greek
Poet
#Heart
#Hell
Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another.
Homer,
Greek
Poet
#Heart
#Man
How vain, without the merit, is the name.
Homer,
Greek
Poet
#Name
#Merit
Hunger is insolent, and will be fed.
Homer,
Greek
Poet
#Will
#Hunger
In youth and beauty, wisdom is but rare!
Homer,
Greek
Poet
#Youth
#Wisdom
#Beauty
It is not good to have a rule of many.
Homer,
Greek
Poet
But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast, for gentle ways are best, and keep aloof from sharp contentions.
Homer,
Greek
Poet
#Spirit