In youth and beauty, wisdom is but rare!
Author
Homer
11 quotations
About Homer
Homer was an ancient Greek poet who is traditionally credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer was highly revered in ancient Greek society and is considered one of the most influential authors in history. Today, it is broadly agreed that the Homeric epics are products of a wider Greek literary tradition, while the Homeric question continues to be debated among scholars.
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by HomerYet, taught by time, my heart has learned to glow for other's good, and melt at other's woe.
Yet, taught by time, my heart has learned to glow for other's good, and melt at other's woe.
There is nothing nobler or more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends.
The difficulty is not so great to die for a friend, as to find a friend worth dying for.
And what he greatly thought, he nobly dared.
Yet, taught by time, my heart has learned to glow for other's good, and melt at other's woe.
To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it those who have, fear it.
Advertisement
But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast, for gentle ways are best, and keep aloof from sharp contentions.
Words empty as the wind are best left unsaid.
In youth and beauty, wisdom is but rare!