Homer — "Men are so quick to blame the gods: they say that we devise their misery. But th…"

Men are so quick to blame the gods: they say that we devise their misery. But they themselves- in their depravity- design grief greater than the griefs that fate assigns.
Homer — Homer Ancient · Iliad and Odyssey

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Zeus's observation at the beginning of The Odyssey, criticizing mortals for blaming gods for self-inflicted misfortunes.

Date: c. 8th century BCE

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