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.
VIRGILNo benefits can be expected from war.
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Your descendants shall gather your fruits.
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Through pain I’ve learned to comfort suffering men.
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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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I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts.
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She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret fire.
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No benefits can be expected from war.
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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 shifty, fickle object is woman, always.
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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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If I cannot move heaven, I will raise hell.
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The descent into Hell is easy.
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As it spreads, the rumor gains strength.
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Trust one who has gone through it.
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Evil is nourished and grows by concealment.
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