Evil is nourished and grows by concealment.
VIRGILDo not yield to misfortunes, but advance more boldly to meet them, as your fortune permits you.
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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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The gates of Hell are open night and day; smooth the descent and easy is the way.
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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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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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When gods are contrary they stand by no one.
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Maybe one day we shall be glad to remember even these hardships.
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No other evil we know is faster than Rumor.
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If I cannot move heaven, I will raise hell.
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Love conquers all things, so we too shall yield to love.
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Yield not to evils, but attack all the more boldly.
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No day shall erase you from the memory of time.
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Each of us bears his own Hell.
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I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts.
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