Homer Quotes

O Divine Poesy, goddess, daughter of Zeus, sustain for me this song of the various-minded man who, after he had plundered the innermost citadel of hallowed Troy, was made to stay grievously about the coasts of men, the sport of their customs, good and bad, while his heart, through all the sea-faring, ached with an agony to redeem himself and bring his company safe home. Vain hope – for them. The fools! Their own witlessness cast them aside. To destroy for meat the oxen of the most exalted Sun, wherefore the Sun-god blotted out the day of their return. Make this tale live for us in all its many bearings, O Muse.

Be strong, saith my heart; I am a soldier;
I have seen worse sights than this.

The tongue of man is a twisty thing.

Νίκη δ᾽ ἐπαμείβεται ἄνδρας.

The majestic king of Troy slipped past the rest
and kneeling down beside Achilles, clasped his knees
and kissed his hands, those terrible, man-killing hands
that had slaughtered Priam's many sons in battle.

Ama kaçış yok ecelden, zamanı geldiğinde her insan,
en sevgili kullar bile göçüp giderler bu dünyadan.

If a man is cruel by nature, cruel in action,
the mortal world will call down curses on his head
while he is alive, and all will mock his memory after death.
But then if a man is kind by nature, kind in action,
his guests will carry his fame across the earth
and people all will praise him from the heart.

As I lay dying, the woman with the dog's eyes would not close my eyes as I descended into Hades.

The day will come when sacred Troy must die,
Priam must die and all his people with him,
Priam who hurls the strong ash spear!

The woodcutter is far better for skill than he is for brute strength.
It is by skill that the sea captain holds his rapid ship
on its course, though torn by winds, over the wine-blue water.
By skill charioteer outpasses charioteer.

How prone to doubt, how cautious are the wise!

Aries in his many fits knows no favorites.

I far excel every one else in the whole world,
of those who still eat bread upon the face of the earth.

From whose lips the streams of words ran sweeter than honey.

It is the god who accomplishes all things.