Homer Quotes

The following, translated quotes from Homer's Iliad come from The Stoic's Bible, edited by Giles Laurén, who bases them on Pope's translation of Homer's Iliad.

I have grouped some of the Homer quotes into rough themes.

See The Life and Work of Homer

• FATE:
  "For such is fate, nor canst thou turn its course With all thy rage, with all thy rebel force." Jove to Juno. Hom, Il.VIII. 153
  
• VIRTUE: "A cruel heart ill suits a manly mind." Phoenix. Hom. Il.IX. 172
  
• VIRTUE:
  "For great examples justify command." Nestor. Hom. Il.X. 182.
  
• PATRIOTISM & AGE:
  "Yet, if my years thy kind regard engage,
  Employ thy youth as I employ my age;
  Succeed to these my cares, and rouse the rest;
  He serves me most, who serves his country best." Nestor to Diomedes. Hom. Il.X. 183
  
• "What for ourselves we can, is always ours." Diomedes. Hom. Il.IX. 177.