Time carries all things, even our wits, away.
VIRGILShe nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret fire.
More Virgil Quotes
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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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No other evil we know is faster than Rumor.
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Time is flying never to return.
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Through pain I’ve learned to comfort suffering men.
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Fear reveals baseborn souls!
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Time passes irrevocably.
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Friend, have the courage To care little for wealth, and shape yourself, You too, to merit godhead
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A shifty, fickle object is woman, always.
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Look with favour upon a bold beginning.
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Your descendants shall gather your fruits.
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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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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.
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Love conquers all things, so we too shall yield to love.
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Each of us bears his own Hell.
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They can because they think they can.
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Let us go singing as far as we go: the road will be less tedious.
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The descent into Hell is easy.
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All bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.
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It is easy to go down into Hell but to climb back again, to retrace one’s steps to the upper air – there’s the rub.
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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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As it spreads, the rumor gains strength.
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Mind moves matter.
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Maybe one day we shall be glad to remember even these hardships.
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Let me rage before I die.
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No benefits can be expected from war.
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