For a man to be good, he must be good for something.
Iliad and Odyssey
Attributed, but precise source within Homeric works is debated/difficult to pinpoint definitively as a direct quote.
c. 8th century BCE
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"Nobody -- that's my name. Nobody -- so my mother and father call me, all my friends."
Humorous"My name is Nobody."
Strange & Unusual"Peneleus, hits a Trojan in the face. He then cuts off the head and lifts it into the air at the end of a spear, causing the other Trojans to tremble in fear."
Controversial"Come, Friend, you too must die. Why moan about it so? Even Patroclus died, a far, far better man than you."
Strange & Unusual"The gods do not take all men's wits away."
Controversial