Death twitches my ear, live he says – I am coming.
VIRGILDo the gods light this fire in our hearts or does each man’s mad desire become his god?
More Virgil Quotes
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Spare the meek, but subdue the arrogant.
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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 descent into Hell is easy.
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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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Time carries all things, even our wits, away.
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All our sweetest hours fly fastest
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Love conquers all things, so we too shall yield to love.
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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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No benefits can be expected from war.
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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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The gates of Hell are open night and day; smooth the descent and easy is the way.
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Let me rage before I die.
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As it spreads, the rumor gains strength.
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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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