To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it.

It is equally offensive to speed a guest who would like to stay and to detain one who is anxious to leave.

I have no interest at all in food and drink, but only in slaughter and blood and the agonized groans of mangled men

And overpowered by memory Both men gave way to grief. Priam wept freely For man - killing Hector, throbbing, crouching Before Achilles' feet as Achilles wept himself, Now for his father, now for Patroclus once again And their sobbing rose and fell throughout the house.

It is no bad thing to be a king-to see one's house enriched and one's authority enhanced.

To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it.

There is satiety in all things, in sleep, and love-making, in the loveliness of singing and the innocent dance.