Your descendants shall gather your fruits.
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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Love conquers all things, so we too shall yield to love.
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A shifty, fickle object is woman, always.
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Spare the meek, but subdue the arrogant.
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Each of us bears his own Hell.
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No day shall erase you from the memory of time.
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When gods are contrary they stand by no one.
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Trust one who has gone through it.
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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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Evil is nourished and grows by concealment.
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No benefits can be expected from war.
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Time carries all things, even our wits, away.
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Maybe one day we shall be glad to remember even these hardships.
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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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She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret fire.
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