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.
VIRGILShe nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret fire.
More Virgil Quotes
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No benefits can be expected from war.
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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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Happy is the man who has learned the causes of things.
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The noblest motive is the public good.
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Fortune favors the bold.
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Death twitches my ear, live he says – I am coming.
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The gates of Hell are open night and day; smooth the descent and easy is the way.
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A shifty, fickle object is woman, always.
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Fortune sides with him who dares.
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All things by nature are ready to get worse.
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Let us go singing as far as we go: the road will be less tedious.
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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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Yield not to evils, but attack all the more boldly.
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As it spreads, the rumor gains strength.
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