Polyphemus Quotes

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  • The greatest parts, without discretion as observed by an elegant writer, may be fatal to their owner; as Polyphemus, deprived of his eyes, was only the more exposed on account of his enormous strength and stature.

    Eye   May   Polyphemus  
  • A man with great talents, but void of discretion, is like Polyphemus in the fable, strong and blind, endued with an irresistible force, which for want of sight is of no use to him.

    Strong   Men   Sight  
    Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele (1853). “The Spectator”, p.130
  • History without the history of science, to alter slightly an apothegm of Lord Bacon, resembles a statue of Polyphemus without his eye-that very feature being left out which most marks the spirit and life of the person. My own thesis is complementary: science taught ... without a sense of history is robbed of those very qualities that make it worth teaching to the student of the humanities and the social sciences.

    Life   Teaching   Eye  
  • Polyphemus stiffened. "Who said that?" "Nobody!" Annabeth yelled. That got exactly the reaction she'd been hoping for. The monster's face turned red with rage. "Nobody!" Polyphemus yelled back. "I remember you!" "You're too stupid to remember anybody," Annabeth taunted. "Much less Nobody.

    Rick Riordan (2013). “Percy Jackson: The Complete Series”, p.416, Penguin UK
  • Percy, we're going to Polyphemus' island! Polyphemus is an S-i-k...a C-y-k..." She stamped her foot in frustration. As smart as she was, Annabeth was dyslexic, too. We could've been there all night while she tried to spell Cyclops. "You know what I mean!

  • The mob is a monster, with the hands of Briareus, but the head of Polyphemus,--strong to execute, but blind to perceive.

    Strong   Hands   Monsters  
    Charles Caleb COLTON (1849). “L.P.”, p.181
  • Makes us appreciate blessing, not be greedy and mean and fat like Polyphemus.

    Rick Riordan (2007). “The Sea of Monsters”, Disney-Hyperion
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