Friend, have the courage To care little for wealth, and shape yourself, You too, to merit godhead
VIRGILDo not yield to misfortunes, but advance more boldly to meet them, as your fortune permits you.
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Death twitches my ear, live he says – I am coming.
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Time carries all things, even our wits, away.
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Each of us bears his own Hell.
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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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All bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.
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When gods are contrary they stand by no one.
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She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret fire.
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Look with favour upon a bold beginning.
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Evil is nourished and grows by concealment.
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If I cannot move heaven, I will raise hell.
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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 is flying never to return.
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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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Spare the meek, but subdue the arrogant.
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All our sweetest hours fly fastest
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