"What breaks my heart is the fact we fall so short
of great Odysseus’ strength we cannot string his bow.
A disgrace to ring in the ears of men to come."
– Homer
The Odyssey, Book 21, lines 283-285. Eurymachus takes Odysseus’ bow, but he fails to string it. He is upset most of all because his pride is hurt and his reputation is tarnished in the eyes of other men.