“He lacks the sense to see a day behind, a day ahead.”

— Homér , Iliad

I. 343 (tr. Robert Fagles).
Iliad (c. 750 BC)

Original

Οὐδέ τι οἶδε νοῆσαι ἅμα πρόσσω καὶ ὀπίσσω.

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Ancient Greek epic poet, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey

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