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.
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.
More Virgil Quotes
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Spare the meek, but subdue the arrogant.
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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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No other evil we know is faster than Rumor.
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Friend, have the courage To care little for wealth, and shape yourself, You too, to merit godhead
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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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Look with favour upon a bold beginning.
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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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They can because they think they can.
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Time carries all things, even our wits, away.
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A woman is an ever fickle and changeable thing.
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The noblest motive is the public good.
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All things by nature are ready to get worse.
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The only hope for the doomed, is no hope at all.
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Fear reveals baseborn souls!
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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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