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.
VIRGILHappy is the man who has learned the causes of things.
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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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She has a human face and as far as the groin she is a girl with lovely breasts, but below she is a monstrous sea creature, her womb full of wolves
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Fortune sides with him who dares.
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Evil is nourished and grows by concealment.
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No stranger to misfortune myself, I have learned to relieve the sufferings of others.
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Spare the meek, but subdue the arrogant.
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As it spreads, the rumor gains strength.
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All our sweetest hours fly fastest
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Fortune favors the bold.
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The greatest wealth is health.
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I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts.
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Do the gods light this fire in our hearts or does each man’s mad desire become his god?
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Death twitches my ear, live he says – I am coming.
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Time passes irrevocably.
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Maybe one day we shall be glad to remember even these hardships.
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