"The Odyssey" Quotes
"The Odyssey" by Homer, translated by George Herbert Palmer, is an epic poem that follows the hero Odysseus on his journey home after the Trojan War, facing various obstacles and adventures while striving to reunite with his family.
classics | 259 pages | Published in 1998
Quotes
There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.
But now, with such a man as Odysseus, we cannot simply let him go without a word.
Cunning grows in deceit at every step.
Sweet it is to see the unattainable.
A man who has been through bitter experiences and travelled far enjoys even his sufferings after a time.
Like one who dreams he is glad to be away, but when he awakes, his heart is still full of sorrow.
Men are so quick to blame the gods: they say that we devise their misery. But they themselves- in their depravity- design grief greater than the griefs that fate assigns.
Nothing is more destructive than wealth that is not earned.
The only way to learn is through suffering. None of us ever knows what he might achieve until he tries.
By the gods, I know no greater blessing than when all my long years are finally rewarded with triumph over our enemies.
