When gods are contrary they stand by no one.
VIRGILFortune favors the bold.
More Virgil Quotes
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Each of us bears his own Hell.
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Mind moves matter.
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The dank night is sweeping down from the sky and the setting stars incline our heads to sleep.
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Time carries all things, even our wits, away.
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Do not yield to misfortunes, but advance more boldly to meet them, as your fortune permits you.
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Fortune favors the bold.
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No benefits can be expected from war.
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Rumor starts as a timid thing, But soon it covers the earth, and its voices ring, While its feet walk the ground and its head is above the clouds.
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I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts.
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No other evil we know is faster than Rumor.
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The gates of Hell are open night and day; smooth the descent and easy is the way.
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Happy is the man who has learned the causes of things.
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Rumor starts as a timid thing, But soon it covers the earth, and its voices ring, While its feet walk the ground and its head is above the clouds.
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No stranger to misfortune myself, I have learned to relieve the sufferings of others.
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Fear reveals baseborn souls!
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