When gods are contrary they stand by no one.
VIRGILEvery 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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The only hope for the doomed, is no hope at all.
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If I cannot move heaven, I will raise hell.
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Maybe one day we shall be glad to remember even these hardships.
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No day shall erase you from the memory of time.
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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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Spare the meek, but subdue the arrogant.
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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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Let me rage before I die.
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They can because they think they can.
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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 passes irrevocably.
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Time carries all things, even our wits, away.
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Your descendants shall gather your fruits.
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No other evil we know is faster than Rumor.
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Through pain I’ve learned to comfort suffering men.
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