" A councilor ought not to sleep the whole night through, a man to whom the populace is entrusted, and who has many responsibilities. "

Homer, The Iliad Greek epic poet (800 BC – 700 BC)

" The outcome of the war is in our hands; the outcome of words is in the council. "

Homer, The Iliad Greek epic poet (800 BC – 700 BC)

" A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king. "

Homer, The Iliad Greek epic poet (800 BC – 700 BC)

" It was built against the will of the immortal gods, and so it did not last for long. "

Homer, The Iliad Greek epic poet (800 BC – 700 BC)

" There is a strength in the union even of very sorry men. "

Homer, The Iliad Greek epic poet (800 BC – 700 BC)

" Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another. "

Homer, The Iliad Greek epic poet (800 BC – 700 BC)

" It is not unseemly for a man to die fighting in defense of his country. "

Homer, The Iliad Greek epic poet (800 BC – 700 BC)

" The fates have given mankind a patient soul. "

Homer, The Iliad Greek epic poet (800 BC – 700 BC)

" I too shall lie in the dust when I am dead, but now let me win noble renown. "

Homer, The Iliad Greek epic poet (800 BC – 700 BC)

" Even when someone battles hard, there is an equal portion for one who lingers behind, and in the same honor are held both the coward and the brave man; the idle man and he who has done much meet death alike. "

Homer, The Iliad Greek epic poet (800 BC – 700 BC)

" Once harm has been done, even a fool understands it. "

Homer, The Iliad Greek epic poet (800 BC – 700 BC)

" Whoever obeys the gods, to him they particularly listen. "

Homer, The Iliad Greek epic poet (800 BC – 700 BC)

" Of men who have a sense of honor, more come through alive than are slain, but from those who flee comes neither glory nor any help. "

Homer, The Iliad Greek epic poet (800 BC – 700 BC)

" Miserable mortals who, like leaves, at one moment flame with life, eating the produce of the land, and at another moment weakly perish. "

Homer, The Iliad Greek epic poet (800 BC – 700 BC)

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