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
gates greek-poet hateful heart hides man speaks
Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another.
admirable house keeping man marriage people
There is nothing more admirable than two people who see eye-to-eye keeping house as man and wife, confounding their enemies, and delighting thier friends.
wine men wisest-man
[I]t is the wine that leads me on, the wild wine that sets the wisest man to sing at the top of his lungs, laugh like a fool – it drives the man to dancing... it even tempts him to blurt out stories better never told.
men upbraid he-man
The man who acts the least, upbraids the most.
depth detest forth heart hides lies-and-lying man speaks
I detest the man who hides one thing in the depth of his heart and speaks forth another.
asks brave cause man omen sword
Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen but his country's cause
cup evil greek-poet high man mortal source throne
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.
judgment quick thou weak
Thou know'st the o'er-eager vehemence of youth, How quick in temper, and in judgment weak
gay
I'm not gay, but I'll learn...
giving-up firsts succeed
If at first you don't succeed, give up.
looks want weirdo
I don't want to look like a weirdo. I'll just go with the muumuu.
drug funny-simpsons fame
Fame was like a drug. But what was even more like a drug were the drugs.
mean sunday hey
Hey, what's the big deal about going to some building every Sunday? I mean, isn't God everywhere?
children looks faces
When I look at the smiles on all the children's faces...I just know they're about to jab me with something.