The Iliad [Ἰλιάς], Book 13, l. 235 (13.235) (c. 750 BC) [tr. Butler (1898)] - Homer | WIST Quotations
Even cowards gain courage from companionship. Poseidon, appearing as Thoas, talking with Idomeneus. Alt. trans.: "We find, / That virtue co-augmented thrives in men of little mind." [tr. Chapman (1611), ll. 218-19] "Not vain the weakest, if their force unite." [tr. Pope (1715-20)] "Union much / Emboldens even the weakest."…
