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.
VIRGILIf I cannot move heaven, I will raise hell.
More Virgil Quotes
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Time passes irrevocably.
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As it spreads, the rumor gains strength.
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When gods are contrary they stand by no one.
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Let us go singing as far as we go: the road will be less tedious.
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Yield not to evils, but attack all the more boldly.
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Let me rage before I die.
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Happy is the man who has learned the causes of things.
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They can because they think they can.
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Through pain I’ve learned to comfort suffering men.
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Evil is nourished and grows by concealment.
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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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Spare the meek, but subdue the arrogant.
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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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Friend, have the courage To care little for wealth, and shape yourself, You too, to merit godhead
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Time carries all things, even our wits, away.
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