Homer

"The glorious gifts of the gods are not to be cast aside."

"Of all creatures that breathe and move upon the earth, nothing is bred that is weaker than man."

"Even his griefs are a joy long after to one that remembers all that he wrought and endured."

"The race of mankind would perish did they cease to aid each other."

"Fate is the same for the man who holds back, the same if he fights with all his power."

"Hunger is the best sauce."

"We are such stuff as dreams are made on."

"To keep silence at the right season is wisdom, and better than any speech."

"There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self."

"The wise adapt themselves to circumstances."

"Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned."

"Bronze is the mirror of the form; wine, of the heart."

"A great man is always willing to be little."

"The sword is a good servant, but a bad master."

"Men are fully alive only when they are striving."

"What is past is wisdom, what is future is folly."

"Life holds one great but seemingly unknown treasure: the possibility of changing the trajectory of one's existence."

"Swift-footed Achilles follows a pace before the tortoise."

"Light of foot was Iris, and swift of wing."

"The lotus plant has a root of great depth."

"Wine sets even a thoughtful man to singing."

"A friend is as the moon: when it is full, it begins to decrease."

"To be great is to be misunderstood."

"Work is the curse of the drinking classes."

"The shield of Achilles was great and strong, with images of all things upon it."

"Grief is the price we pay for love."

"Fame grows as the poet's work grows."

"The Trojan War began with a kiss."

"In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king."

"The bow was strong in the hands of Paris, though his aim was poor."