There is a time for long tales, but there is also a time for sleep.
[Ὥρη μὲν πολέων μύθων, ὥρη δὲ καὶ ὕπνου.]
Homer (fl. 7th-8th C. BC) Greek author
The Odyssey [Ὀδύσσεια], Book 11, l. 379 (11.379) [Odysseus] (c. 700 BC) [tr. Rieu (1946)]
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Homer - The Odyssey [Ὀδύσσεια], Book 11, l. 379 (11.379) [Odysseus] (c. 700 BC) [tr. Rieu (1946)] | WIST Quotations
There is a time for long tales, but there is also a time for sleep. [Ὥρη μὲν πολέων μύθων, ὥρη δὲ καὶ ὕπνου.] On being asked by King Alcinoüs to continue his tale of journeying to the Land of the Dead. (Source (Greek)).WIST Quotations