All things by nature are ready to get worse.
VIRGILAll bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.
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I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts.
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No stranger to misfortune myself, I have learned to relieve the sufferings of others.
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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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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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As it spreads, the rumor gains strength.
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Let us go singing as far as we go: the road will be less tedious.
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Spare the meek, but subdue the arrogant.
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Your descendants shall gather your fruits.
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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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Do not yield to misfortunes, but advance more boldly to meet them, as your fortune permits you.
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The descent into Hell is easy.
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The greatest wealth is health.
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Death twitches my ear, live he says – I am coming.
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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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She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret fire.
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