Facilis descensus Averno:Noctes atque dies patet atri ianua Ditis;Sed revocare gradium superasque evadere ad auras,Hoc opus, hic labor est.(The gates of Hell are open night and day;Smooth the descent, and easy is the way:But to return, and view the cheerful skies,In this task and mighty labor lies.)

Macte virtute, sic itur ad astra.("excellence is the way to the stars" - IX.641)

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

Forsan et haec olim meminisse juvabit.

Happy the man who has been able to learn the causes of things.

If only Jupiter would restore me those bygone years.

What a lot of work it was to found the Roman race.

Is there so much anger in the minds of the gods?

Audaces fortuna iuvat (latin)- Fortune favors the bold.