| James Wood, comp. Dictionary of Quotations. 1899. | | | | Homer |
| | | [Greek]—A day will come when the sacred Ilium shall be no more. | 1 |
| [Greek]—As is the generation of leaves, such is that of men. | 2 |
| [Greek]—Even Patroclus is dead, who was much better than thou. | 3 |
| [Greek]—Gift both dainty and dear. | 4 |
| [Greek]—Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is he who conceals one thing in his mind and utters another. | 5 |
| [Greek]—It will not do for a counsellor to sleep all night. | 6 |
| [Greek]—That there should be a multitude of rulers is not good; let one be lord, one be king. | 7 |
| [Greek]—They who eat the fruit of the field. | 8 |
| [Greek]—What has happened even the fool knows. | 9 |
| [Greek]—Zeus, however, does not give effect to all the schemes of man. | 10 |
| Falsehood is folly. | 11 |
| Patroclus is dead, who was better by far than thou. | 12 |
| The gods hearken to him who hearkens to them. | 13 |
| Too much rest itself becomes a pain. | 14 | | |
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