When gods are contrary they stand by no one.
VIRGILRumor 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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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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Death twitches my ear, live he says – I am coming.
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Time is flying never to return.
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Look with favour upon a bold beginning.
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No stranger to misfortune myself, I have learned to relieve the sufferings of others.
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No other evil we know is faster than Rumor.
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Happy is the man who has learned the causes of things.
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Spare the meek, but subdue the arrogant.
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Time carries all things, even our wits, away.
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The only hope for the doomed, is no hope at all.
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I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts.
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No day shall erase you from the memory of time.
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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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Fortune sides with him who dares.
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Time carries all things, even our wits, away.
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