"Men grow tired of sleep, love, singing and dancing, sooner than of war."
— Homer

January 1, 1970

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A misquotation of: — Πάντων μὲν κόρος ἐστὶ καὶ ὕπνου καὶ φιλότητος μολπῆς τε γλυκερῆς καὶ ἀμύμονος ὀρχηθμοῖο, τῶν πέρ τις καὶ μᾶλλον ἐέλδεται ἐξ ἔρον εἷναι ἢ πολέμου· Τρῶες δὲ μάχης ἀκόρητοι ἔασιν. — Men get Their fill of all things, of sleep and love, sweet song And flawless dancing, and most men like these things Much better than war. Only Trojans are always Thirsty for blood! — Iliad, XIII, 636–639 (tr. Ennis Rees) — The misquotation implies that an overweening love of war was the norm, where