--- title: "12 The-odyssey Quotes by 4 authors" description: "Browse 12 The-odyssey quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best The-odyssey sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a33/homer-357_all-things_the-lord-gives-and-the-lord-takes-away-a_9625.png" --- > [The Lord gives and the Lord takes away, as it pleases him, for he can do all things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/homer/the-lord-gives-and-the-lord-takes-away-as-it-pleases-him-for-he-can/) [Homer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/homer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a33/homer-357_all-things_the-lord-gives-and-the-lord-takes-away-a_9625.png) > [“Tell me, Muse, of the man of many ways, who was driven far journeys”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/homer/tell-me-muse-of-the-man-of-many-ways-who-was-driven-far-journeys/) [Homer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/homer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfd/homer-357_muse_tell-me-muse-of-the-man-of-many-ways-who_2753348.png) > [“Living with him was like standing beside the sea. Each day a different colour, a different foam-capped height, but always the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-miller/living-with-him-was-like-standing-beside-the-sea-each-day-a-different/) [Madeline Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac5/madeline-miller-2938_aiaia_living-with-him-was-like-standing-beside_1655723.jpg) > [“They say Alexander the Great slept with 'The Iliad' beneath his pillow. Though I have never led an army, I am a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roman-payne/they-say-alexander-the-great-slept-with-the-iliad-beneath-his-pillow/) [Roman Payne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roman-payne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1b/roman-payne-1959_alexander-the-great_they-say-alexander-the-great-slept-with_3033970.jpg) > [“The gods granted us misery, in jealousy over the thought that we two, always together, should enjoy our youth, and then come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/homer/the-gods-granted-us-misery-in-jealousy-over-the-thought-that-we-two/) [Homer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/homer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b82/homer-357_couple_the-gods-granted-us-misery-in-jealousy-o_311095.png) > [“Alexander the Great slept with 'The Iliad' beneath his pillow. During the waning moon, I cradle Homer’s 'Odyssey' as if it were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roman-payne/alexander-the-great-slept-with-the-iliad-beneath-his-pillow-during/) [Roman Payne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roman-payne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/562/roman-payne-1959_alexander-the-great_alexander-the-great-slept-with-the-iliad_713723.jpg) > [“Odysseus, son of Laertes, the great traveller, prince of wiles and tricks and a thousand ways. He showed me his scars, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeline-miller/odysseus-son-of-laertes-the-great-traveller-prince-of-wiles-and/) [Madeline Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeline-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82d/madeline-miller-2938_aiaia_odysseus-son-of-laertes-the-great-travel_2504644.jpg) > [“Upon my word, just see how mortal men always put the blame on us gods! We are the source of evil, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/homer/upon-my-word-just-see-how-mortal-men-always-put-the-blame-on-us-gods/) [Homer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/homer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/095/homer-357_evil_upon-my-word-just-see-how-mortal-men-alw_913310.jpg) > [“Alexander the Great slept with 'The Iliad' beneath his pillow. Though I’ve never led an army, I am a wanderer. I cradle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roman-payne/alexander-the-great-slept-with-the-iliad-beneath-his-pillow-though-i/) [Roman Payne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roman-payne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b53/roman-payne-1959_alexander-the-great_alexander-the-great-slept-with-the-iliad_1765373.jpg) > [“I fancied my luck to be witnessing yet another full moon. True, I’d seen hundreds of full moons in my life, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roman-payne/i-fancied-my-luck-to-be-witnessing-yet-another-full-moon-true-i-d/) [Roman Payne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roman-payne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b9/roman-payne-1959_full-moon_i-fancied-my-luck-to-be-witnessing-yet-a_718272.jpg) > [“Question me now about all other matters, but do not ask who I am, for fear you may increase in my heart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/homer-the-odyssey-book-19-115120/question-me-now-about-all-other-matters-but-do-not-ask-who-i-am-for/) [Homer The Odyssey Book 19 115120](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/homer-the-odyssey-book-19-115120/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88e/homer-the-odyssey-book-19-1151_death_question-me-now-about-all-other-matters_2984909.jpg) > [“And what if one of the gods does wreck me out on the wine-dark sea? I have a heart that is inured…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/homer/and-what-if-one-of-the-gods-does-wreck-me-out-on-the-wine-dark-sea-i/) [Homer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/homer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/053/homer-357_homer_and-what-if-one-of-the-gods-does-wreck-m_602050.png) ## Top authors on The-odyssey - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-homer-42227.jpg) Homer 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/the-odyssey/homer/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/the-odyssey/#itemlist", "name": "The-odyssey Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Lord gives and the Lord takes away, as it pleases him, for he can do all things.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Homer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/homer/the-lord-gives-and-the-lord-takes-away-as-it-pleases-him-for-he-can/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a33/homer-357_all-things_the-lord-gives-and-the-lord-takes-away-a_9625.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a33/homer-357_all-things_the-lord-gives-and-the-lord-takes-away-a_9625.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a33/homer-357_all-things_the-lord-gives-and-the-lord-takes-away-a_9625.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Lord gives and the Lord takes away, as it pleases him, for he can do all things.” — Homer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Tell me, Muse, of the man of many ways, who was driven far journeys”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Homer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/homer/tell-me-muse-of-the-man-of-many-ways-who-was-driven-far-journeys/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfd/homer-357_muse_tell-me-muse-of-the-man-of-many-ways-who_2753348.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfd/homer-357_muse_tell-me-muse-of-the-man-of-many-ways-who_2753348.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfd/homer-357_muse_tell-me-muse-of-the-man-of-many-ways-who_2753348.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Tell me, Muse, of the man of many ways, who was driven far journeys” — Homer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Living with him was like standing beside the sea. 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