Memorable Quotes and quotations from VirgilVirgil Roman epic poet (70 BC - 19 BC)Virgil - Aeneid - Fortune favors the brave. Virgil - Eclogues - Let us go singing as far as we go: the road will be less tedious. Virgil - Aeneid - Each of us bears his own Hell. Virgil - - As a twig is bent the tree inclines. Virgil - - They can do all because they think they can. Virgil - - Happy is he who gets to know the reasons for things. Virgil - - Practice and thought might gradually forge many an art. Virgil - Aeneid - I have known sorrow and learned to aid the wretched. Virgil - Eclogues - A snake lurks in the grass. Virgil - - Do not commit your poems to pages alone, sing them I pray you. Virgil - - Look with favour upon a bold beginning. Virgil - Aeneid - Believe one who has proved it. Believe an expert. Virgil - The Aeneid - Trust one who has gone through it. Virgil - - Fortune favors the bold. Virgil - Aeneid - Whatever it is, I fear Greeks even when they bring gifts. Virgil - - They can because they think they can. Virgil - - They are able because they think they are able. Virgil - - They can conquer who believe they can. Virgil - - Your descendants shall gather your fruits. Virgil - - O tyrant love, to what do you not drive the hearts of men. Virgil - - In quarrels such as these not ours to intervene. Virgil - Aeneid - Yield not to evils, but attack all the more boldly. Virgil - Eclogues - Love conquers all things; let us too surrender to Love. |
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