Homer, The Iliad, Book XVI, line 267. Pope's translation.
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Two friends, two bodies with one soul inspir'd.
— Homer on Friendship
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Two friends, two bodies with one soul inspir'd." in the context of "Homer, The Iliad, Book XVI, line 267. Pope's translation." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Friendship" (Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), "Friends", p. 296-300; "Friendship", p. 300-302.
[[File:John George Brown - Sympathy (1885).jpg|thumb|right|I would not enter on my list of friends
(Though graced with polish'd manners and fine sense,
Yet wanting sensibility) the man
Who needlessly sets foot upon a worm. ~ William Cowper]])
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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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