She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret fire.
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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The greatest wealth is health.
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They can because they think they can.
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Time passes irrevocably.
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I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts.
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Time carries all things, even our wits, away.
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Time is flying never to return.
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Fear reveals baseborn souls!
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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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A woman is an ever fickle and changeable thing.
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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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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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Spare the meek, but subdue the arrogant.
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Time carries all things, even our wits, away.
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No stranger to misfortune myself, I have learned to relieve the sufferings of others.
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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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