Finding him absent, they broke into the cave; the men tried to persuade Odysseus to steal Polyphemus’ cheese and animals and then make a quick escape. Odysseus insisted on staying. When the Cyclops came home, Odysseus demanded a gift;.
As the sail bellied out with the wind, the ship flew through the deep blue water, and the foam hissed against her bows as she sped onward.
What we give to the poor, we lend to God.
Tell me, too, about all these things, oh daughter of Jove, from whatsoever source you may know them.
Few sons, indeed, are like their fathers. Generally they are worse; but just a few are better.
Then the guests620 entered the palace, bringing lamb and wine that gives one confidence.
Patroclus equal of Ares came out; and that was the beginning of his end.
The tongue of a man is a twisty thing, there are plenty of words there of every kind, the range of words is wide, and their variance. The sort of thing you say is the thing that will be said to you.
O great shamelessness, we followed.
You have a mind in you no magic can enchant!
The third man,’ he answered, ’is Ulysses who dwells in Ithaca. I can see him in an island sorrowing bitterly in the house of the nymph Calypso, who is keeping him prisoner, and he cannot reach his home for he has no ships nor sailors to take him over the sea.
Look you now, how ready mortals are to blame the gods. It is from us, they say, that evils come, but they even of themselves, through their own blind folly, have sorrows beyond that which is ordained.
A hopeless exile from his native home, From death alone exempt – but cease to mourn; Let all combine to achieve his wish’d return; Neptune atoned, his wrath shall now refrain, Or thwart the synod of the gods in vain.
He called at once to his companion Patroclus, shouting for him from the ship. Hearing the call in his hut, Patroclus equal of Ares came out; and that was the beginning of his end.
Men come and go as leaves year by year upon the trees. Those of autumn the wind sheds upon the ground, but when spring returns the forest buds forth with fresh vines. Even so is it with the generations of mankind, the new spring up as the old are passing away.
Never once have you taken courage in your heart to arm with your people for battle, or go into ambuscade with the best.
Well do I know that though cowards quit the field, a hero, whether he wound or be wounded, must stand firm and hold his own.
King who feed on your people, since you rule nonentities;.
Heroes, be men; be what you were before; Or weigh the great occasion, and be more.
Moderation is best in all things, and not letting a man go when he wants to do so is as bad as telling him to go if he would like to stay. One should treat a guest well as long as he is in the house and speed him when he wants to leave it.