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Homer Quotes: A man's life breath cannot come back again-- no raiders in force, no trading brings it back, once it slips through a man's clenched teeth.
         

A man's life breath cannot come back again-- no raiders in force, no trading brings it back, once it slips through a man's clenched teeth.


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This page presents the quote "A man's life breath cannot come back again-- no raiders in force, no trading brings it back, once it slips through a man's clenched teeth.". Author of this quote is Homer. This quote is about death, raiders, rage from the iliad, men, life, trading, force, slips, teeth,.