The noblest motive is the public good.
VIRGILA shifty, fickle object is woman, always.
More Virgil Quotes
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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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The gates of Hell are open night and day; smooth the descent and easy is the way.
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No other evil we know is faster than Rumor.
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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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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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Fear reveals baseborn souls!
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Happy is the man who has learned the causes of things.
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Evil is nourished and grows by concealment.
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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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A woman is an ever fickle and changeable thing.
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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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No stranger to misfortune myself, I have learned to relieve the sufferings of others.
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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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