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Yield not to evils, but attack all the more boldly.
VirgilVirgil She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret fire.
VirgilVirgil When gods are contrary they stand by no one.
VirgilVirgil Love conquers all things, so we too shall yield to love.
VirgilVirgil They can because they think they can.
VirgilVirgil Fortune sides with him who dares.
VirgilVirgil No benefits can be expected from war.
VirgilVirgil Trust one who has gone through it.
VirgilVirgil Happy is the man who has learned the causes of things.
VirgilVirgil Time is flying never to return.
VirgilVirgil The greatest wealth is health.
VirgilVirgil Friend, have the courage To care little for wealth, and shape yourself, You too, to merit godhead
VirgilVirgil The gates of Hell are open night and day; smooth the descent and easy is the way.
VirgilVirgil The dank night is sweeping down from the sky and the setting stars incline our heads to sleep.
VirgilVirgil Every man’s last day is fixed. Lifetimes are brief, and not to be regained, for all mankind. But by their deeds to make their fame last: that is labor for the brave.
VirgilVirgil 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.
VirgilVirgil
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Juana GarciaJuana Garcia I would rather shoot my arrows than keep them in my bow, I would rather risk it all than risk nothing at all.
ShamaShama I wish I knew then all of the things I know now that I am enough.
TMCTMC I feel like I’m on fire, fighting for a moment on respite – I’m not placing bets.
M.K. StandbyM.K. Standby I found him in all the chaos, and that was when my world started making sense again.
MoomerMoomer The judgement that people cast on you for how you do or do not appear is nothing more than just a projection of their own wounds.
Taj AroraTaj Arora Be grateful for what you have now, even if it’s not everything you wanted.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis It seems strange how we look in the same mirror, yet what stares back, is so painfully different.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin
More on hell
If heat rises, then heaven must be hotter than hell.
Steven WrightSteven Wright Music and writing are my passions and I feel hella blessed to share them with you all.
Sonya TeclaiSonya Teclai I don’t believe in adhering to any rules I don’t support and I didn’t vote for. To hell with what people think. Just be who you are and you’ll be happy.
Willie NelsonWillie Nelson Hell is a city much like London A populous and smoky city.
Percy Bysshe ShelleyPercy Bysshe Shelley [On the ringing of her doorbell or telephone:] What fresh hell is this?
Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker I sent my Soul through the Invisible, Some letter of that After-life to spell: And by and by my Soul return’d to me, And answer’d: ‘I Myself am Heav’n and Hell.
Omar KhayyamOmar Khayyam Men talk of heaven, – there is no heaven but here; Men talk of hell, – there is no hell but here; Men of hereafters talk and future lives, – O love, there is no other life – but here.
Omar KhayyamOmar Khayyam I am a woman who is a granddaughter of a lady who used to be beaten on the head by her husband, of a mother who went through hell because she was divorced and had to bring up these kids. And I can take 10 men out to lunch and pay the bill, and nobody even thinks twice about it. So don’t mess with me.
Arundhati RoyArundhati Roy
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