Homer — "The words of a wise man are like apples of gold in settings of silver."
The words of a wise man are like apples of gold in settings of silver.
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About Homer (c. 8th century BCE)
Greek epic poet traditionally credited with the Iliad and the Odyssey, the foundational works of Western literature. Closely associated with Hesiod (near-contemporary Greek poet of Theogony and Works and Days). For an intellectual contrast, see Plato, Greek philosopher of the Republic — Republic Book X bans the poets from the ideal city, with Homer as the explicit target — Plato argued Homer's gods set immoral examples and that poetry corrupts moral education. The founding philosophy-versus-poetry quarrel of Western thought.
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Attributed, often found in collections of quotations, but not a direct quote from Homer's epics. More akin to Proverbs 25:11.
Date: c. 8th century BCE
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