Happy is the man who has learned the causes of things.
VIRGILNo other evil we know is faster than Rumor.
More Virgil Quotes
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The descent into Hell is easy.
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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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No stranger to misfortune myself, I have learned to relieve the sufferings of others.
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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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Evil is nourished and grows by concealment.
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The dank night is sweeping down from the sky and the setting stars incline our heads to sleep.
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As it spreads, the rumor gains strength.
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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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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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Friend, have the courage To care little for wealth, and shape yourself, You too, to merit godhead
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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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Look with favour upon a bold beginning.
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Yield not to evils, but attack all the more boldly.
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Trust one who has gone through it.
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Time carries all things, even our wits, away.
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