It is easier to steal the club of Hercules than a line from Homer.
• Virgil, as quoted in Suetonius, Vita Vergili, 46.
• Virgil, as quoted in Suetonius, Vita Vergili, 46.
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Facilius esse Herculi clavam quam Homero versum subripere.
— It is easier
What It Means
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• Virgil, as quoted in Suetonius, Vita Vergili, 46." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Homer
Homer (Ancient Greek: Ὅμηρος) is best known as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. He was believed by the ancient Greeks to have been the first and greatest of the epic poets. Author of the first known literature of Europe, he is central to the Western canon.
About Homer
Homer (Ancient Greek: Ὅμηρος) is best known as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. He was believed by the ancient Greeks to have been the first and greatest of the epic poets. Author of the first known literature of Europe, he is central to the Western canon.
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