She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret fire.
VIRGILSpare the meek, but subdue the arrogant.
More Virgil Quotes
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Yield not to evils, but attack all the more boldly.
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Fear reveals baseborn souls!
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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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Time passes irrevocably.
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A shifty, fickle object is woman, always.
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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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The noblest motive is the public good.
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No other evil we know is faster than Rumor.
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Through pain I’ve learned to comfort suffering men.
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No day shall erase you from the memory of time.
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The only hope for the doomed, is no hope at all.
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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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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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No stranger to misfortune myself, I have learned to relieve the sufferings of others.
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