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When gods are contrary they stand by no one.
VirgilVirgil Love conquers all things, so we too shall yield to love.
VirgilVirgil They can because they think they can.
VirgilVirgil Fortune sides with him who dares.
VirgilVirgil No benefits can be expected from war.
VirgilVirgil Trust one who has gone through it.
VirgilVirgil Happy is the man who has learned the causes of things.
VirgilVirgil Time is flying never to return.
VirgilVirgil The greatest wealth is health.
VirgilVirgil Friend, have the courage To care little for wealth, and shape yourself, You too, to merit godhead
VirgilVirgil The gates of Hell are open night and day; smooth the descent and easy is the way.
VirgilVirgil The dank night is sweeping down from the sky and the setting stars incline our heads to sleep.
VirgilVirgil 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.
VirgilVirgil 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.
VirgilVirgil Time carries all things, even our wits, away.
VirgilVirgil 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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HeraclitusHeraclitus Nature’s silence is its one remark, and every flake of world is a chip off that old mute and immutable block.
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DemocritusDemocritus Nature has buried truth deep in the bottom of the sea.
DemocritusDemocritus Man, wonderful man, must collapse, into nature’s cauldron, he is no deity, he is no exception.
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