She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret fire.
VIRGILLook with favour upon a bold beginning.
More Virgil Quotes
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The descent into Hell is easy.
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When gods are contrary they stand by no one.
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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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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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All our sweetest hours fly fastest
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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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No day shall erase you from the memory of time.
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Time is flying never to return.
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No benefits can be expected from war.
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Your descendants shall gather your fruits.
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No stranger to misfortune myself, I have learned to relieve the sufferings of others.
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Through pain I’ve learned to comfort suffering men.
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Death twitches my ear, live he says – I am coming.
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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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Each of us bears his own Hell.
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