Zeus it seems has given us from youth to old age a nice ball of wool to wind-nothing but wars upon wars until we shall perish every one.
Iliad and Odyssey
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"Not to have been born is best, but if one has seen the light of day, the next best thing is to return as quickly as possible to where he came from."
Strange & Unusual"There is nothing worse for mortals than a wandering life."
Strange & Unusual"The gods envy us. They envy us because we’re mortal, because any moment may be our last."
Controversial"The tale of Achilles' wrath, and therefore the poem, ends only once the alienated hero is able to accept loss as an inevitable element in the shared life of mortals."
Controversial"It is an ill thing to be a slave."
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