The gods have given us two ears and one mouth, that we may listen more and speak less.
Iliad and Odyssey
Attributed, a common proverb, not directly from Homer's epics.
c. 8th century BCE
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"The gods plant reason in the hearts of men."
Controversial"Men hold me formidable for guile in peace and war."
Controversial"Then welcome fate! 'Tis true I perish, yet I perish great: Yet in a mighty deed I shall expire, Let future ages hear it, and admire!"
Controversial"No mortal can hurry me down to Hades before my time, but if a man's hour is come, be he brave or be he coward, there is no escape for him when he has once been born."
Strange & Unusual"He knew a good many tricks, but she knew more."
Humorous