When gods are contrary they stand by no one.
VIRGILNo benefits can be expected from war.
More Virgil Quotes
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Time carries all things, even our wits, away.
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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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They can because they think they can.
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The noblest motive is the public good.
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Each of us bears his own Hell.
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A shifty, fickle object is woman, always.
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As it spreads, the rumor gains strength.
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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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The descent into Hell is easy.
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Time is flying never to return.
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No stranger to misfortune myself, I have learned to relieve the sufferings of others.
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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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Fortune favors the bold.
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Let me rage before I die.
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