Homer
Homer
Homeris best known as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. He was believed by the ancient Greeks to have been the first and greatest of the epic poets. Author of the first known literature of Europe, he is central to the Western canon...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionPoet
leadership sports trying
Trying is the first step to failure
wine tired men
Whenever a man is tired, wine is a great restorer of strength.
mean sunday hey
Hey, what's the big deal about going to some building every Sunday? I mean, isn't God everywhere?
war hands outcomes
The outcome of the war is in our hands; the outcome of words is in the council.
drug funny-simpsons fame
Fame was like a drug. But what was even more like a drug were the drugs.
trying firsts steps
Trying is the first step toward failure.
patience fate soul
The fates have given mankind a patient soul.
heart tongue slander
A generous heart repairs a slanderous tongue.
data different helping
The internet wasn't created for mockery, it was supposed to help researchers at different universities share data sets. It was!
summer stars ocean
...like that star of the waning summer who beyond all stars rises bathed in the ocean stream to glitter in brilliance.
inspirational teenager struggle
Let me not then die ingloriously and without a struggle, but let me first do some great thing that shall be told among men hereafter.
wine men giving
Wine gives strength to weary men.
winning men self
So, the gods don't hand out all their gifts at once, not build and brains and flowing speech to all. One man may fail to impress us with his looks but a god can crown his words with beauty, charm, and men look on with delight when he speaks out. Never faltering, filled with winning self-control, he shines forth at assembly grounds and people gaze at him like a god when he walks through the streets. Another man may look like a deathless one on high but there's not a bit of grace to crown his words. Just like you, my fine, handsome friend.
wise wine vineyards
Wine can of their wits the wise beguile, Make the sage frolic, and the serious smile