The gates of Hell are open night and day; smooth the descent and easy is the way.
VIRGILDo the gods light this fire in our hearts or does each man’s mad desire become his god?
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The noblest motive is the public good.
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Fortunate is he whose mind has the power to probe the causes of things and trample underfoot all terrors and inexorable fate.
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Fortune sides with him who dares.
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When gods are contrary they stand by no one.
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No benefits can be expected from war.
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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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They can because they think they can.
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Trust one who has gone through it.
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Time passes irrevocably.
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Mind moves matter.
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Happy is the man who has learned the causes of things.
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Time carries all things, even our wits, away.
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A shifty, fickle object is woman, always.
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Evil is nourished and grows by concealment.
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