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.
VIRGILAll bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.
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Love conquers all things, so we too shall yield to love.
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No benefits can be expected from war.
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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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Death twitches my ear, live he says – I am coming.
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All things by nature are ready to get worse.
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Your descendants shall gather your fruits.
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As it spreads, the rumor gains strength.
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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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Time passes irrevocably.
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The only hope for the doomed, is no hope at all.
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A shifty, fickle object is woman, always.
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I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts.
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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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Maybe one day we shall be glad to remember even these hardships.
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