Men flourish only for a moment. — Homer
Men flourish only for a moment.
In the original Greek
ἄνθρωποι δὲ μινυνθάδιοι τελέθουσιν.
The Odyssey · 700 BC
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Homer. The Odyssey, edited by Bernard Knox, translated by Robert Fagles. Penguin Classics, 2006, bk. 19, l. 328.
Original citation
Homer. Ὀδύσσεια [Odyssey]. c. 710 BC, bk. 19, l. 328.