Do the gods light this fire in our hearts or does each man’s mad desire become his god?
VIRGILThey can because they think they can.
More Virgil Quotes
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Evil is nourished and grows by concealment.
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Time is flying never to return.
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If I cannot move heaven, I will raise hell.
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No other evil we know is faster than Rumor.
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Death twitches my ear, live he says – I am coming.
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All bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.
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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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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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Mind moves matter.
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No stranger to misfortune myself, I have learned to relieve the sufferings of others.
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They can because they think they can.
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A woman is an ever fickle and changeable thing.
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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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Time carries all things, even our wits, away.
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