Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
She sent him a warm and gentle wind, and Lord Odysseus was happy as he set his sails to catch the breeze. He sat beside the steering oar and used his skill to steer the raft.
Homer
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Homer
Author
Poet
Writer
Homerus
Homeros
Mæonides
Gentle
Breeze
Warm
Beside
Odysseus
Sea
Sail
Oar
Skills
Sat
Raft
Wind
Skill
Sails
Lord
Sent
Steering
Happy
Ships
Steer
Used
Catch
Steers
More quotes by Homer
For when two Join in the same adventure, one perceives Before the other how they ought to act While one alone, however prompt, resolves More tardily and with a weaker will.
Homer
The proof of battle is action, proof of words, debate. No time for speeches now, it's time to fight.
Homer
For afterwards a man finds pleasure in his pains, when he has suffered long and wandered long. So I will tell you what you ask and seek to know.
Homer
And now I'm using sarcasm, to confess the whole thing so later I could say I already told you.
Homer
We battle on in words, as always, mere words, and what's the cure? We cannot find a thing.
Homer
Goddess-nurse of the young, give ear to my prayer, and grant that this woman may reject the love-embraces of youth and dote on grey-haired old men whose powers are dulled, but whose hearts still desire.
Homer
Servants, when their lords no longer sway, Their minds no more to righteous courses bend.
Homer
Wide-sounding Zeus takes away half a man's worth on the day when slavery comes upon him.
Homer
Steel itself oft lures a man to fight.
Homer
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
Bad herdsmen waste the flocks which thou hast left behind.
Homer
This year I invested in pumpkins. They've been going up the whole month of October and I got a feeling they're going to peak right around January. Then bang! That's when I'll cash in.
Homer
Look at me! I'm a puffy pink cloud!
Homer
The natural thing, my lord, men and women joined.
Homer
Each man delights in the work that suits him best.
Homer
Don't mess with the dead, boy, they have eerie powers.
Homer
You can't go wrong with cocktail weenies. They look as good as they taste. And they come in this delicious red sauce. It looks like ketchup, it tastes like ketchup, but brother, it ain't ketchup!
Homer
All men owe honor to the poets - honor and awe for they are dearest to the Muse who puts upon their lips the ways of life.
Homer
See how God ever like with like doth pair, And still the worthless doth the worthless lead!
Homer
You ought not to practice childish ways, since you are no longer that age.
Homer