Without oblivion, there is no remembrance possible. When both oblivion and memory are wise, when the general soul of man is clear,… — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
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Iliad by Homer is one of the great stories in literature. And I thought its themes really resonated today, whether that was… — Brad Pitt Copy Share Image
The genuine remains of Ossian, or those ancient poems which bear his name, though of less fame and extent, are, in many… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
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“I would not trade one day of our life for all the gold in the citadel.” — Janell Rhiannon Copy Share Image
“Understand, I did not conquer my wife. I won her over. There is a difference.” — Janell Rhiannon Copy Share Image
It was built against the will of the immortal gods, and so it did not last for long. — Homer Copy Share Image
“You must speak to her heart, then. But first, you must open yours, then hers will follow.” — Janell Rhiannon Copy Share Image
A councilor ought not to sleep the whole night through, a man to whom the populace is entrusted, and who has many… — Homer Copy Share Image
Lastly, this threefold poetry flows from three great sources - The Bible, Homer, Shakespeare… The Bible before the Iliad, the Iliad before… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
One can easily classify all works of fiction either as descendants of the Iliad or of the Odyssey. — Raymond Queneau Copy Share Image
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“You are the fire that burns within my heart. There is room for no other. When I die, it will be your… — Janell Rhiannon Copy Share Image
If the world becomes pagan and perishes, the last man left alive would do well to quote the Iliad and die. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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There is but one art, to omit! Oh, if I knew how to omit I would ask no other knowledge. A man… — Robert Louis Stevenson Copy Share Image
'The Odyssey' is the great tale, and I was really taken by 'The Iliad,' so I dig into those things, and when… — Karl Marlantes Copy Share Image
Fiction has consisted either of placing imaginary characters in a true story, which is the Iliad, or of presenting the story of… — Raymond Queneau Copy Share Image
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In Homer and Chaucer there is more of the innocence and serenity of youth than in the more modern and moral poets.… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
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A very great Iliad... concerns the creation of a nation. Raymond Queneau After the magical act accomplished by Joyce with Ulysses, perhaps… — Raymond Queneau Copy Share Image
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My business is to succeed, and I’m good at it. I create my Iliad by my actions, create it day by day. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
![“My friend Patroclus, whom I loved, is dead. I loved him more than any other comrade. I loved him like my head, my life, myself. I lost him, killed him. [. . .] . . .my Patroclus, son of Menoetius.” quote by Homer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/423/homer-357_achilles_my-friend-patroclus-whom-i-loved-is-dead_557116.jpg)
