361 Quotes by Virgil

Evil is nourished and grows by concealment.

A fickle and changeful thing is woman ever

I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts.

Each of us finds the world of death fitted to himself

Then, like ravening wolves in a black mist, when the belly's lawless rage has driven them blindly forth, and their whelps at home await them with thirsty jaws, through swords, through foes we pass to certain death, and hold our way to the city's heart; black night hovers around with sheltering shade.

The Greeks shape bronze statues so real they seem to breathe, And carve cold marble until it almost comes to life. The Greeks compose great orations, and measure The heavens so well they can predict the rising of the stars. But you, Romans, remember your great arts; To govern the peoples with authority, To establish peace under the rule of law, To conquer the mighty, and show them mercy once they are conquered." -Virgil, Aeneid VI, 847-853

Lo scender ne l'Averno è cosa agevoleché notte e dì ne sta l'entrata aperta;ma tornar poscia a riveder le stelle,qui la fatica e qui l'opra consiste.

No help or hope of help existed.

Forsan et haec olim meminisse juvabit.