No other evil we know is faster than Rumor.
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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Fortune favors the bold.
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Let me rage before I die.
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Trust one who has gone through it.
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Each of us bears his own Hell.
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All our sweetest hours fly fastest
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If I cannot move heaven, I will raise hell.
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The noblest motive is the public good.
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Fortune sides with him who dares.
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All things by nature are ready to get worse.
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She has a human face and as far as the groin she is a girl with lovely breasts, but below she is a monstrous sea creature, her womb full of wolves
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I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts.
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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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Time is flying never to return.
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Love conquers all things, so we too shall yield to love.
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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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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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No benefits can be expected from war.
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Let us go singing as far as we go: the road will be less tedious.
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Fear reveals baseborn souls!
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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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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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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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Do not yield to misfortunes, but advance more boldly to meet them, as your fortune permits you.
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Time passes irrevocably.
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