All our sweetest hours fly fastest
VIRGILLet me rage before I die.
More Virgil Quotes
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Each of us bears his own Hell.
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Do the gods light this fire in our hearts or does each man’s mad desire become his god?
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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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The descent into Hell is easy.
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Time is flying never to return.
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Let us go singing as far as we go: the road will be less tedious.
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No stranger to misfortune myself, I have learned to relieve the sufferings of others.
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A shifty, fickle object is woman, always.
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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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When gods are contrary they stand by no one.
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No other evil we know is faster than Rumor.
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The only hope for the doomed, is no hope at all.
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Yield not to evils, but attack all the more boldly.
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Death twitches my ear, live he says – I am coming.
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Through pain I’ve learned to comfort suffering men.
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All bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.
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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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Fear reveals baseborn souls!
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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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The noblest motive is the public good.
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Let me rage before I die.
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I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts.
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Evil is nourished and grows by concealment.
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If I cannot move heaven, I will raise hell.
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