But when he spoke, that great voice of his poured out of his chest in words like the snowflakes of winter, and then no other mortal could in debate contend with Odysseus. Nor did we care any longer how he looked.
Homer
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I could have fought, but I didn't. I just lay there and let it ... MAGGIE STIEFVATER Then he was sorry for the great fish... How many people will he feed?.. But are they worthy to eat h... ERNEST HEMINGWAY If he is knocked out of the competition, he encourages his brothers with his words and presence. PIERRE DE COUBERTIN He was becoming unstuck, he was sure of that - his bones were no longer wrapped in flesh but in clou... TOM ROBBINS He accused me of being Dumbledore's man through and through." "How very rude of him." "I t... J.K. ROWLING When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens; and he causeth the vapour... BIBLE We kind of are disappointed that he didn't play. I think with what we could teach him in the post, I... LEON JOHNSON His words cost him so much, she thought, not like hers that just came dancing out of the air and wen... URSULA K. LE GUIN You were dancing with Yuki and I looked at you. And you turned away and held her closer. Why did you... 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against Clodius, nor did he affirm that... PLUTARCH The great liability of the engineer compared to men of other professions is that his works are out i... HERBERT HOOVER His hatred of snobs was a derivative of his snobbishness, but made the simpletons (in other words, e... MARCEL PROUST The quantity of kindness that a person could unearth from his heart to share with everyone decides e... ANUJ SOMANY We could go back," he said. In the dome light of the car, his face looked hard as stone. "We could g... CHARLAINE HARRIS He was a tubby little chap who looked as if he had been poured into his clothes and had forgotten to... P. G. [SIR PELHAM GRENVILLE] WODEHOUSE No! No one who was great in the world will be forgotten, but everyone was great in his own way, and ... SøREN KIERKEGAARD In his heyday, he could take an audience of any size and have them eating out of his hand. He'd just... BILL EMERSON He stood up straight and looked the world squarely in the fields and hills. To add weight to his wor... DOUGLAS ADAMS I met the president when he was president-elect at a meeting in Austin. He spoke of his faith. He sp... JIM WALLIS I heard one of the people say 'he's got a gun' and then I looked… sure enough I saw the kid had a ... KENNY RUSSELL Each man takes care that his neighbor shall not cheat him. But a day comes when he begins to care th... RALPH WALDO EMERSON He was overcome with a sudden sense of premonition, though he did not believe in premonition. He fel... DIANA GABALDON He gave her one. “It is totally unfair,” he said in his most severe voice, “to engage in a sno... ANNE BISHOP No one should let yesterday use up too much of today. Easy to say, hard to live. ANDREA HAIRSTON It felt like being shot with an arrow, and Will jerked back. His wineglass crashed to the floor and ... CASSANDRA CLARE He did what great players do. Great players take their team to great heights and he did that tonight... LORENZO ROMAR Aerric took another sip of his whiskey as his manservant left the room. His thoughts had distracted ... BRYNN MYERS He doesn't care about himself. He was prepared to die in that hospital room. When they took the knif... GREG BRODSKY He reminds me of Steve Young in his prime with his mobility, ... I coached some great quarterbacks i... SAM WYCHE The American soldiers were brave, but courage is not enough. David did not kill Goliath just because... VO NGUYEN GIAP I think the toughest part for me was when Herschelle said that he obviously looked up to his Captain... HANSIE CRONJE I thought he played pretty well; he did a lot of things we asked him to do. No. 1, he had a lot of p... TIM LAPPANO Unlike all other forms of lute or combat the conditions are that the winner shall take nothing; neit... ERNEST HEMINGWAY God did not write a book and send it by messenger to be read at a distance by unaided minds. He spok... A. W. TOZER His attention to detail and tireless work ethic has earned him the respect of his players and fellow... TERRY BRADWAY Then we have the beating of the chest of Mr. Trimble, and the showing of his muscles, ... And he sai... IAN PAISLEY
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It is not right to glory in the slain. HOMER Thou knowst the oer-eager vehemence of youth,How quick in temper, and in judgement weak. HOMER The rose Dawn might have found them weeping still had not grey-eyed Athena slowed the night when nig... HOMER There is nothing more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, ... HOMER For a friend with an understanding heart is worth no less than a brother HOMER The persuasion of a friend is a strong thing. HOMER Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen, but his country's cause. HOMER Be still my heart; thou hast known worse than this. HOMER Light is the task where many share the toil. HOMER And what he greatly thought, he nobly dared. HOMER A decent boldness ever meets with friends. HOMER Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another. HOMER I detest the man who hides one thing in the depth of his heart and speaks forth another. HOMER How vain, without the merit, is the name. HOMER Fate is the same for the man who holds back, the same if he fights hard. We are all held in a sing... HOMER Not vain the weakest, if their force unite. HOMER A guest never forgets the host who had treated him kindly. HOMER At last is Hector stretch'd upon the plain, Who fear'd no vengeance for Patroclus slain: Then,... HOMER For too much rest becomes a pain. HOMER There will be killing till the score is paid. HOMER Persuasive speech, and more persuasive sighs, Silence that spoke and eloquence of eyes. HOMER The fates have given mankind a patient soul. HOMER Evil deeds do not prosper; the slow man catches up with the swift. HOMER The wine urges me on, the bewitching wine, which sets even a wise man to singing and to laughing gen... HOMER Among all men on the earth bards have a share of honor and reverence, because the muse has taught th... HOMER Even his griefs are a joy long after to one that remembers all that he wrought and endured. HOMER Whoever obeys the gods, to him they particularly listen. HOMER The gods, likening themselves to all kinds of strangers, go in various disguises from city to city, ... HOMER The glorious gifts of the gods are not to be cast aside. HOMER A young man is embarrassed to question an older one. HOMER Zeus does not bring all men's plans to fulfillment. HOMER The single best augury is to fight for one's country. HOMER For rarely are sons similar to their fathers: most are worse, and a few are better than their father... HOMER There is nothing nobler or more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man ... HOMER A sympathetic friend can be quite as dear as a brother. HOMER Nothing shall I, while sane, compare with a friend. HOMER It is not good to have a rule of many. HOMER To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those wh... HOMER In youth and beauty, wisdom is but rare! HOMER Two urns on Jove's high throne have ever stood, the source of evil one, and one of good; from th... HOMER True friends appear less moved than counterfeit. HOMER Hateful to me as are the gates of hell, Is he who, hiding one thing in his heart, Utters another. HOMER Hunger is insolent, and will be fed. HOMER Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen, but his country's cause. HOMER Yet, taught by time, my heart has learned to glow for other's good, and melt at other's woe. HOMER Wise to resolve, and patient to perform. HOMER The charity that is a trifle to us can be precious to others. HOMER Words empty as the wind are best left unsaid. HOMER There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep. HOMER Even were sleep is concerned, too much is a bad thing. HOMER But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast, for gentle ways are best, and keep aloof from sharp con... HOMER Still, we will let all this be a thing of the past, though it hurts us, and beat down by constraint ... HOMER …There is the heat of Love, the pulsing rush of Longing, the lover’s whisper, irresistible—mag... HOMER Winged words. HOMER At last is Hector stretch'd upon the plain,Who fear'd no vengeance for Patroclus slain:Then, Prince!... HOMER It is a wise child that knows his own father. HOMER A man dies still if he has done nothing, as one who has done much. HOMER The outcome of the war is in our hands; the outcome of words is in the council. HOMER The difficulty is not so great to die for a friend, as to find a friend worth dying for. HOMER You ought not to practice childish ways, since you are no longer that age. HOMER Wide-sounding Zeus takes away half a man's worth on the day when slavery comes upon him. HOMER We are quick to flare up, we races of men on the earth. HOMER There is nothing more dread and more shameless than a woman who plans such deeds in her heart as the... HOMER The minds of the everlasting gods are not changed suddenly. HOMER So it is that the gods do not give all men gifts of grace - neither good looks nor intelligence nor ... HOMER Nothing feebler than a man does the earth raise up, of all the things which breathe and move on the ... HOMER May the gods grant you all things which your heart desires, and may they give you a husband and a ho... HOMER Look now how mortals are blaming the gods, for they say that evils come from us, but in fact they th... HOMER It is tedious to tell again tales already plainly told. HOMER It is equally wrong to speed a guest who does not want to go, and to keep one back who is eager. You... HOMER I should rather labor as another's serf, in the home of a man without fortune, one whose livelihood ... HOMER Once harm has been done, even a fool understands it. HOMER Of men who have a sense of honor, more come through alive than are slain, but from those who flee co... HOMER Miserable mortals who, like leaves, at one moment flame with life, eating the produce of the land, a... HOMER It was built against the will of the immortal gods, and so it did not last for long. HOMER It is not unseemly for a man to die fighting in defense of his country. HOMER It is not possible to fight beyond your strength, even if you strive. HOMER It is entirely seemly for a young man killed in battle to lie mangled by the bronze spear. In his de... HOMER If you are very valiant, it is a god, I think, who gave you this gift. HOMER I too shall lie in the dust when I am dead, but now let me win noble renown. HOMER He lives not long who battles with the immortals, nor do his children prattle about his knees when h... HOMER He knew the things that were and the things that would be and the things that had been before. HOMER Even when someone battles hard, there is an equal portion for one who lingers behind, and in the sam... HOMER A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king. HOMER A generation of men is like a generation of leaves; the wind scatters some leaves upon the ground, w... HOMER A councilor ought not to sleep the whole night through, a man to whom the populace is entrusted, and... HOMER A companion's words of persuasion are effective. HOMER It is equally offensive to speed a guest who would like to stay and to detain one who is anxious to ... HOMER I detest that man who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks for another. HOMER Do thou restrain the haughty spirit in thy breast, for better far is gentle courtesy. HOMER Yet, taught by time, my heart has learned to glow for other's good, and melt at other's woe. HOMER Dreams surely are difficult, confusing, and not everything in them is brought to pass for mankind. F... HOMER By their own follies they perished, the fools. HOMER All strangers and beggars are from Zeus, and a gift, though small, is precious. HOMER All men have need of the gods. HOMER A small rock holds back a great wave. HOMER Young men's minds are always changeable, but when an old man is concerned in a matter, he looks both... HOMER You will certainly not be able to take the lead in all things yourself, for to one man a god has giv... HOMER Thus have the gods spun the thread for wretched mortals: that they live in grief while they themselv... HOMER There is a strength in the union even of very sorry men. HOMER There is a fullness of all things, even of sleep and love. HOMER Two friends, two bodies with one soul inspired. HOMER Do not mourn the dead with the belly HOMER Life and death are balanced on the edge of a razor. HOMER And they die an equal death - the idler and the man of mighty deeds. HOMER All strangers and beggars are from Zeus, and a gift, though small, is precious HOMER Why cover the same ground again? ... It goes against my grain to repeat a tale told once, and told s... HOMER Far and near friends knew this house; for he whose home it was had much acquaintance in the world HOMER The blade itself incites to deeds of violence. HOMER Let me not then die ingloriously and without a struggle, but let me first do some great thing that s... HOMER No one can hurry me down to Hades before my time, but if a man's hour is come, be he brave or be he ... HOMER Hektor, argue me no agreements. I cannot forgive you. As there are no trustworthy oaths between... HOMER Yea, and if some god shall wreck me in the wine-dark deep, even so I will endure… For al... HOMER But you, Achilles,/ There is not a man in the world more blest than you--/ There never has been, nev... HOMER Why have you come to me here, dear heart, with all these instructions? I promise you I will do every... HOMER And overpowered by memory Both men gave way to grief. Priam wept freely For man - killing ... HOMER We ask that (employees) take care of your personal business as needed. Should you require more time ... HOMER Like the generations of leaves, the lives of mortal men. Now the wind scatters the old leaves across... HOMER Even a fool learns something once it hits him. HOMER How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise! HOMER I'm satisfied. It's straight, ... But it's just so hot, and I'm just so frustrated. HOMER There is nothing nothing more nobler or more admirable than two
people who see eye to eye keeping ho... HOMER Wisdom never lies HOMER By mutual confidence and mutual aid - great deeds are done, and great discoveries made HOMER Achilles absent, was Achilles still HOMER A guest never forgets the host who had treated him kindly HOMER …and they limp and halt, they’re all wrinkled, drawn, they squint to the side, can’t look you ... HOMER Ruin, eldest daughter of Zeus, she blinds us all, that fatal madness—she with those delicate feet ... HOMER Heaven has appointed us dwellers on earth a time for all things. HOMER Wine can of their wits the wise beguile, Make the sage frolic, and the serious smile HOMER Men grow tired of sleep, love, singing, and dancing sooner than war HOMER [I]t is the wine that leads me on, the wild wine that sets the wisest man to sing at ... HOMER He went off without a word along the shore of the sounding sea. HOMER For you are goddesses, inside on everything, know everything. But we mortals hear only the news, and... HOMER They would eat its blossoms and stalks in the spring, ... And use its fiber to make rabbit nets, san... HOMER Even his griefs are a joy, long after, to one that remembers all that he wrought and endured HOMER Too many kings can ruin an army HOMER By hook or by crook this peril too shall be something that we remember HOMER [B]ut it is only what happens, when they die, to all mortals. The sinews no longer hold the fle... HOMER Come then, put away your sword in its sheath, and let us two go up into my bed so that, lying togeth... HOMER down from his brow she ran his curls like thick hyacinth clusters full of blooms HOMER Aries in his many fits knows no favorites. HOMER These nights are endless, and a man can sleep through them, or he can enjoy listening to storie... HOMER Immortals are never alien to one another. HOMER So, the gods don't hand out all their gifts at once, not build and brains and flowing speech to all.... HOMER out of sight,out of mind HOMER Few sons are like their fathers--most are worse, few better. HOMER And empty words are evil. HOMER Now from his breast into the eyes the ache of longing mounted, and he wept at last, his de... HOMER some things you will think of yourself,...some things God will put into your mind HOMER Each man delights in the work that suits him best. HOMER My name is Nobody. HOMER Men are so quick to blame the gods: they say that we devise their misery. But they themsel... HOMER Ah how shameless – the way these mortals blame the gods. From us alone they say come all their mis... HOMER Sleep, delicious and profound, the very counterfeit of death HOMER Be strong, saith my heart; I am a soldier; I have seen worse sights than this. HOMER A man who has been through bitter experiences and travelled far enjoys even his sufferings after a t... HOMER There is nothing alive more agonized than man / of all that breathe and crawl across the earth. HOMER Why so much grief for me? No man will hurl me down to Death, against my fate. And fate? No one alive... HOMER The gods granted us misery, in jealousy over the thought that we two, always together, should enjoy ... HOMER …but there they lay, sprawled across the field, craved far more by the vultures than by wives. HOMER There was one on Kentucky Avenue that sunk so much that a lady couldn't even get out of her driveway... HOMER When your design stinks, Engineering 101 says admit your mistakes and go back to the drawing board, HOMER After the event, even a fool is wise HOMER Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen but his country's cause HOMER I detest that man, who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks forth another HOMER The Lord gives and the Lord takes away, as it pleases him, for he can do all things. HOMER What a lamentable thing it is that men should blame the gods and regard us as the source of their tr... HOMER ...like that star of the waning summer who beyond all stars rises bathed in the ocean stream to glit... HOMER For I say there is no other thing that is worse than the sea is for breaking a man, even though he m... HOMER Men grow tired of sleep, love, singing and dancing, sooner than war. HOMER Life is largely a matter of expectation. HOMER I don't want a lot of people nosing round my studio and bothering me. I don't want to see th... WINSLOW HOMER Roads are just a suggestion, like pants. HOMER SIMPSON It is better to confess ignorance than provide it. HOMER HICKAM The sun will not rise or set without my notice, and thanks. WINSLOW HOMER I had discovered that learning something, no matter how complex, wasn't hard when I had a reason to ... HOMER HICKAM I do not care to put out any ideas for pictures. They are too valuable and can be appropriated by an... WINSLOW HOMER That's another way we can support the program. CARL HOMER The exponential costs of Medicaid are increasing at a rate they probably can't afford. CARL HOMER You can't play with one hand in this business at all. You have to be really focused. CARL HOMER At this time we're not prepared to devote the kind of resources needed to succeed. Not in the forese... CARL HOMER Only once in the last thirty years have I made a duplicate, and that was a watercolor from my oil pi... WINSLOW HOMER A rocket won't fly unless somebody lights the fuse. HOMER HICKAM Mmm... Organized Crime HOMER SIMPSON 'To Start Press Any Key'. Where's the ANY key? HOMER SIMPSON Do not think that I have stopped painting, for at any moment, I am liable to paint a good picture. WINSLOW HOMER You can't get along without a knowledge of the principles and rules governing the influence of o... WINSLOW HOMER The only monster here is the gambling monster that has enslaved your mother! I call him Gamblor, and... HOMER SIMPSON I wouldn't go across the street to see a Bouguereau. His pictures look false; he does not get th... WINSLOW HOMER It's not easy to juggle a pregnant wife and a troubled child, but somehow I managed to squeeze in 8 ... HOMER SIMPSON Mr. C. Klackner has for sale four etchings etched by myself, at the expense of two years' time &... WINSLOW HOMER Trying is the first step towards failure". - Homer Simpson HOMER SIMPSON Why don't those stupid idiots let me in their crappy club for jerks? HOMER SIMPSON Jebus, Buddha, I love you alllllllllllllllllll HOMER SIMPSON Stupid Flounders! HOMER SIMPSON We have learn't a very valuable leasson today: it's better to watch stuff then to do stuff. HOMER SIMPSON Just because i don't listen doesn't mean i don't understand. HOMER SIMPSON If you're going to get mad at me everytime I do something stupid then I guess I'll have to stop doin... HOMER SIMPSON Marge, don’t discourage the boy. Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It’s what separa... HOMER SIMPSON