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Quotes from The Odyssey by Homer
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1 His son was astounded when he saw him, and turned his eyes away for fear he might be looking upon a god.
2 Therefore Telemachus is much the dearest friend I have, and has nothing to fear from the hands of us suitors.
3 And Minerva said, "There is no fear of your race dying out yet, while Penelope has such a fine son as you are."
4 We could see the bottom of the whirlpool all black with sand and mud, and the men were at their wits ends for fear.
5 Telemachus," said she, addressing her son, "I fear you are no longer so discreet and well conducted as you used to be.
6 As it is I do not know where to put my treasure, and I cannot leave it here for fear somebody else should get hold of it.
7 They turned pale with fear as he spoke, and every man looked round about to see whither he might fly for safety, but Eurymachus alone spoke.
8 Then we entered the Straits in great fear of mind, for on the one hand was Scylla, and on the other dread Charybdis kept sucking up the salt water.
9 I have been shuddering all the time through fear that someone might come here and deceive me with a lying story; for there are many very wicked people going about.
10 Till then we shall go on harassing him with our suit; for we fear no man, and care neither for him, with all his fine speeches, nor for any fortune-telling of yours.
11 We let the ships run before the gale, but the force of the wind tore our sails to tatters, so we took them down for fear of shipwreck, and rowed our hardest towards the land.
12 A sweat came over me when I saw this man, and my eyes filled with tears, for he reminds me of Ulysses, who I fear is going about in just such rags as this man's are, if indeed he is still among the living.
13 When he came, he brought in with him a huge load of dry firewood to light the fire for his supper, and this he flung with such a noise on to the floor of his cave that we hid ourselves for fear at the far end of the cavern.
14 On seeing one so unkempt and so begrimed with salt water, the others scampered off along the spits that jutted out into the sea, but the daughter of Alcinous stood firm, for Minerva put courage into her heart and took away all fear from her.
15 They all swore as she told them, and when they had completed their oath the woman said, 'Hush; and if any of your men meets me in the street or at the well, do not let him speak to me, for fear some one should go and tell my master, in which case he would suspect something.'
16 I know all about it, for I was a rich man once, and did much wrong in the stubbornness of my pride, and in the confidence that my father and my brothers would support me; therefore let a man fear God in all things always, and take the good that heaven may see fit to send him without vain glory.
17 Then Ulysses considered whether he should let drive so hard at him as to make an end of him then and there, or whether he should give him a lighter blow that should only knock him down; in the end he deemed it best to give the lighter blow for fear the Achaeans should begin to suspect who he was.
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