Iliad Quotes – Insightful Words from Homer’s Epic Poem

Rage – Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus’ son Achilles.

Men are destined to die once.

The will of Zeus has brought these sorrows upon us.

The true hero is brave in battle, but also humble in victory.

Honor is a precious gift that cannot be taken lightly.

A hero is not defined by the battles he wins, but by the challenges he overcomes.

The gods envy us. They envy us because we’re mortal, because any moment might be our last.

It is not the man who has the most wealth or power who is truly rich, but he who appreciates the simple things in life.

A true warrior fights not for personal gain, but for the greater good.

In war, there are no winners, only survivors.

The greatest tragedy is not death, but a life lived without purpose.

Strength does not come from physical capacity, but from an indomitable will.

The most powerful weapon in the world is the human soul on fire.

War is not about who is right, but about who is left.

Bravery is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.

A life without honor is no life at all.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

Our lives are not determined by what happens to us, but how we react to what happens.

The greatest glory comes from rising after every fall.

A hero is not measured by the size of his strength, but by the strength of his heart.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.

The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.

Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

The time is always right to do what is right.

Believe you can and you’re halfway there.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

If you can dream it, you can do it.

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.

The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday.

The best way to predict your future is to create it.

The road to success is always under construction.

Success is not in what you have, but who you are.

Great things never came from comfort zones.

Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value than you take in payment.

You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.

Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.

Success is often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

The only way to have a friend is to be one.

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.