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.
VIRGILEach of us bears his own Hell.
More Virgil Quotes
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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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Let us go singing as far as we go: the road will be less tedious.
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The noblest motive is the public good.
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The descent into Hell is easy.
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Happy is the man who has learned the causes of things.
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Mind moves matter.
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No day shall erase you from the memory of time.
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All bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.
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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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Through pain I’ve learned to comfort suffering men.
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As it spreads, the rumor gains strength.
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Evil is nourished and grows by concealment.
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Fortune favors the bold.
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When gods are contrary they stand by no one.
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Each of us bears his own Hell.
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