25 Quotes About Virgil

...as we advance in life these things fall off one by one , and I suspect we are left with only Homer and Virgil, perhaps with only Homer alone.

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

I am Aeneas, duty-bound, and knownAbove high air of heaven by my fame. -AM #CymruAMbyth

Arma Virumque Cano (I sing of arms and of man) -The Aeneid

Now you must cast aside your laziness,for he who rests on downor under covers cannot come to fame - Virgil

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.