Maxioms by Homer ("smyrns Of Chios")
No living man can send me to the shades
Before my time; no man of woman born,
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No living man can send me to the shades
Before my time; no man of woman born,
Coward or brave, can shun his destiny.
And unextinguish'd laughter shakes the skies.
And unextinguish'd laughter shakes the skies.
O friends, be men, and let your hearts be strong,
And let no warrior in the heat of fight
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O friends, be men, and let your hearts be strong,
And let no warrior in the heat of fight
Do what may bring him shame in others' eyes;
For more of those who shrink from shame are safe
Than fall in battle, while with those who flee
Is neither glory nor reprieve from death.
Mirror of constant faith, revered and mourn'd!
Mirror of constant faith, revered and mourn'd!
Yet verily these issues lie on the lap of the gods.
Yet verily these issues lie on the lap of the gods.
