A sympathetic friend can be quite as dear as a brother.
- Homer
Sympathy, Sympathetic, Quite, Dear
Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen, but his country's cause.
- Homer
Country, Omen, His, Sword
Yet, taught by time, my heart has learned to glow for other's good, and melt at other's woe.
- Homer
Relationship, Melt, Other, Woe
But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast, for gentle ways are best, and keep aloof from sharp contentions.
- Homer
Best, Spirit, Thy, Sharp
The charity that is a trifle to us can be precious to others.
- Homer
Charity, Precious, Us, Trifle
Two urns on Jove's high throne have ever stood, the source of evil one, and one of good; from thence the cup of mortal man he fills, blessings to these, to those distributes ills; to most he mingles both.
- Homer
Blessings, Throne, Stood, Fills
There is nothing nobler or more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends.
- Homer
Marriage, Wife, More, Admirable
Be still my heart; thou hast known worse than this.
- Homer
Still, Than, Known, Thou
And what he greatly thought, he nobly dared.
- Homer
Great, Thought, Nobly, Dared
Hunger is insolent, and will be fed.
- Homer
Will, Hunger, Fed, Insolent
Words empty as the wind are best left unsaid.
- Homer
Communication, Words, Left, Wind
A decent boldness ever meets with friends.
- Homer
Decent, Ever, Meets, Boldness
Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another.
- Homer
Heart, Another, One Thing, Hides
True friends appear less moved than counterfeit.
- Homer
Appear, Counterfeit, Moved, True Friends
Light is the task where many share the toil.
- Homer
Light, Task, Where, Toil
Hateful to me as are the gates of hell, Is he who, hiding one thing in his heart, Utters another.
- Homer
Another, Hell Is, One Thing, Hateful
Even were sleep is concerned, too much is a bad thing.
- Homer
Sleep, Bad, Concerned, Bad Thing
To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it.
- Homer
Never, Tried, Pleasant, Great Man
For rarely are sons similar to their fathers: most are worse, and a few are better than their fathers.
- Homer
Better, Most, Similar, Rarely
The difficulty is not so great to die for a friend, as to find a friend worth dying for.
- Homer
Die, Dying, Find, Difficulty
How vain, without the merit, is the name.
- Homer
Name, Vain, How, Merit
Two friends, two bodies with one soul inspired.
- Homer
Soul, Two, Bodies, Inspired
Nothing shall I, while sane, compare with a friend.
- Homer
Nothing, Compare, Sane, Friend
Wise to resolve, and patient to perform.
- Homer
Patience, Wise, Resolve, Patient
There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.
- Homer
Time, Sleep, Also, Words
In youth and beauty, wisdom is but rare!
- Homer
Wisdom, Beauty, Youth, Rare
It is not good to have a rule of many.
- Homer
Good, Government, Many, Rule
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