He knew the things that were and the things that would be…

“Suddenly he knew all the things he should have said.”

— Erich Maria Remarque

“But sometimes I knew things with my heart that my mind could not explain.”

— Dean Koontz

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

— Homer

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

— Homer

Better to live or die, once and for all, than die by inches.

— Homer

A generation of men is like a generation of leaves; the wind scatters some leaves upon the ground, while others the burgeoning wood brings…

— Homer

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

— Homer

He lives not long who battles with the immortals, nor do his children prattle about his knees when he has come back from battle…

— Homer

The god of war is impartial: he hands out death to the man who hands out death.

— Homer

It is not possible to fight beyond your strength, even if you strive.

— Homer

“My friend Patroclus, whom I loved, is dead. I loved him more than any other comrade. I loved him like my head, my life,…

— Homer

“so evenly was strained their war and battle, till the moment when Zeus gave the greater renown to Hector, son of Priam, who was…

— Homer

If you are very valiant, it is a god, I think, who gave you this gift.

— Homer

And overpowered by memory Both men gave way to grief. Priam wept freely For man - killing Hector, throbbing, crouching Before Achilles' feet as…

— Homer

Even when someone battles hard, there is an equal portion for one who lingers behind, and in the same honor are held both the…

— Homer