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.
VIRGILFriend, have the courage To care little for wealth, and shape yourself, You too, to merit godhead
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Through pain I’ve learned to comfort suffering men.
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Death twitches my ear, live he says – I am coming.
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Time is flying never to return.
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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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The descent into Hell is easy.
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The only hope for the doomed, is no hope at all.
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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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Evil is nourished and grows by concealment.
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No other evil we know is faster than Rumor.
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Spare the meek, but subdue the arrogant.
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All things by nature are ready to get worse.
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All bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.
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They can because they think they can.
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Your descendants shall gather your fruits.
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The noblest motive is the public good.
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