The tongue of man is a twisty thing.

— Homer

'Tis man's to fight but Heaven's to give success.

— Homer

To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it.

— Homer

Too many kings can ruin an army

— Homer

Two friends-two bodies with one soul inspired.

— Homer

What a lamentable thing it is that men should blame the gods and regard us as the source of their troubles, when it is their own wickedness that brings them sufferings worse than any which destiny allots them.

— Homer

What I say will be a bit of boasting. The mad wine tells me to do it. Wine sets even a thoughtful man to singing, or sets him into softly laughing, sets him to dancing. Sometimes it tosses out a word that was better unspoken.

— Homer

When two men are together, one of them may see some opportunity which the other has not caught sight of; if a man is alone he is less full of resource, and his wit is weaker.

— Homer

Who dares think one thing and another tell My heart detests him as the gates of hell.

— Homer

Why so much grief for me? No man will hurl me down to Death, against my fate. And fate? No one alive has ever escaped it, neither brave man nor coward, I tell you - it’s born with us the day that we are born.

— Homer