Familiar Quotations / A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to / Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

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In acts of dear benevolence and love:

Brothers in peace, not rivals in command.

The Odyssey of Homer. Book iv. Line 241.

The glory of a firm, capacious mind.

The Odyssey of Homer. Book iv. Line 262.

Wise to resolve, and patient to perform.

The Odyssey of Homer. Book iv. Line 372.

The leader, mingling with the vulgar host,

Is in the common mass of matter lost.

The Odyssey of Homer. Book iv. Line 397.