For afterwards a man finds pleasure in his pains, when he has suffered long and wandered long. So I will tell you what you ask and seek to know.
HomerWhich would you rather be, a conqueror in the Olympic games, or the crier that proclaims who are conquerors?
HomerRestrain yourself... and gloat in silence. I'll have no jubilation here. It is an impious thing to exult over the slain.
Homer