Quotes by Virgil

Virgil

Virgil

Roman poet

Lived from: 70 - 19

Category: Poets (Contemporary)

  • Roman, remember that you shall rule the nations by your authority, for this is to be your skill, to make peace the custom, to spare the conquered, and to wage war until the haughty are brought low.
  • They attack the one man with their hate and their shower of weapons. But he is like some rock which stretches into the vast sea and which, exposed to the fury of the winds and beaten against by the waves, endures all the violence
  • Harsh necessity, and the newness of my kingdom, force me to do such things and to guard my frontiers everywhere.

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  • Age carries all things away, even the mind.
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  • As a twig is bent the tree inclines.
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  • At last I know what love is really like.
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  • Believe one who has proved it. Believe an expert.
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  • Curst greed of gold, what crimes thy tyrant power has caused.
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  • Death twitches my ear. ''Live,'' he says, ''I am coming.''
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  • Do not yield to misfortunes, but advance more boldly to meet them, as your fortune permits you.
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  • Each man has his appointed day: short and irreparable in the brief life of all, but to extend our fame by our deeds, this is the work of mankind.
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  • Each person, makes their own terrible passion their God.
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  • Enter on the way of training while the spirits in youth are still pliable.
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  • Even virtue is fairer when it appears in a beautiful person.
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  • Everyone is dragged on by their favorite pleasure.
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  • Evil is nourished and grows by concealment.
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  • Fame hides her head among the clouds.
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  • Fear is proof of a degenerate mind.
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  • Fear is proof of a low born soul.
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  • Fortune favors the brave.
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  • Fortune sides with him who dares.
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  • From a single crime know the nation.
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  • Go on and increase in valor for this is the path to immortality.
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What are the most famous quotes from Virgil?

The two most famous quotes from Virgil are:

  • "Age carries all things away, even the mind."
  • "As a twig is bent the tree inclines."

When did Virgil live?

Virgil was born in 70 and died in the year 19.