Friend, have the courage To care little for wealth, and shape yourself, You too, to merit godhead
VIRGILAs it spreads, the rumor gains strength.
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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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She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret fire.
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Death twitches my ear, live he says – I am coming.
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The noblest motive is the public good.
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She has a human face and as far as the groin she is a girl with lovely breasts, but below she is a monstrous sea creature, her womb full of wolves
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Fear reveals baseborn souls!
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Time carries all things, even our wits, away.
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Mind moves matter.
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Look with favour upon a bold beginning.
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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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Let me rage before I die.
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A woman is an ever fickle and changeable thing.
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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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Your descendants shall gather your fruits.
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The greatest wealth is health.
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