What is the benefit of memorizing great lines of poetry and great

Щe cи oтидa oт cвeтa -
тъй кaктo cъм дoшъл, бeздoмeн
cпoкoeн кaтo пeceнтa,
нaвявaщa нeнyжeн cпoмeн

JAH MAJEH и мoј Cpeм,
Пapиc, мoји мpтви дpyгoви, тpeшњe y Кини
Mи ce пpивиђaјy јoш дoк oвдe ћyтим, бдим, и мpeм,
И лeжим, хлaдaн, кao нa пeпeлy клaдa.
Caмo тo вишe ниcмo ми љyди, вeћ нeки пoлипи, дeлфини,
Штo ce тyмбaјy и јeздe и ypличy: "Пpaх, пeпeo, cмpт јe тo!"
A вичy и pycкo "ничeвo"!
И шпaнcкo "nada".

>>9170484
Dawn saw her squatting etc...

you know the rest

>>9170484

Acostuma-te à lama que te espera!
O Homem, que, nesta terra miserável,
Mora, entre feras, sente inevitável
Necessidade de também ser fera.

no benefit, unless you're able to apply them to your life in some way
I essentially only memorize bible verses, as a Christian.

Qué estará haciendo Mario en México?
Recuerdo una foto
que me envió
desde Israel
Una simple foto de metro
En el dorso
parte de una canción:
El cielo se está nublando
parece que va a llover


Qué lastima que pase el tiempo, verdad? Qué lastima que nos hagamos viejos, que nos muramos. Que las cosas buenas se vayan alejando de nosotros al galope

That iridule- when beautiful and strange
In a bright sky above a mountain range
One opal cloudlet in an oval form
Reflects the rainbow of a thunderstorm
Which in a distant valley has been staged
For we are all most artistically caged

>>9170563
Surely, other works of literature can be applied to your life?

>>9170711
yeah of course but generally I don't see any other reason why one would memorize lines from the illiad or some shit unless it was for school

I can think of three reasons to memorize pieces of literature.
One is for beauty. As one man who lived in a house built by Frank Lloyd Wright said, I haven't had a single day where I haven't been surrounded by beauty. Yet people do not memorize great paintings or works of visual art, only surround themselves in them - so why not surround yourself with great works, more than you could commit to memory?
The second is for self improvement through application to one's life. Surely though, the principles of thought illustrated in words can be applied to our lives, but not the exact text.
The third is contemplation of meaning. Although, one could think that instead of using time to memorize the verse, someone could rather read it over and over and memorize incidentally.
Still, I am drawn to memorizing great passages.

>>9170718
The Illiad is not a great moral or ethical work. It is poetic.

>>9170748
thats my point.

Noćas se moje čelo žari,
Noćas se moje vjeđe pote;
I moje misli san ozari,
Umrijet ću noćas od ljepote.

Duša je strasna u dubini,
Ona je zublja u dnu noći;
Plačimo, plačimo u tišini,
Umrimo, umrimo u samoći.

>>9170484

Parts of Shakespeare (Most of Hamlet's monologues, couple of sonnets).

I use Shakespeare primarily to diss people. Same with bible quotes.

>>9170543

Sunset you pleb.