61 Quotes & Sayings By Virgil

Virgil was born in Tarentum, Italy. His family moved to the United States when he was two years old. He later attended the University of Virginia where he studied English and Philosophy. For a time, he was a professor of English at Virginia Tech Read more

He currently resides in Richmond, Virginia, with his wife and son.

The greatest wealth is health
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The greatest wealth is health Virgil
Death twitches my ear;' Live, ' he says... 'I'm coming.
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Death twitches my ear;' Live, ' he says... 'I'm coming. Virgil
Omnia vincit amor
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Omnia vincit amor" - "Love conquers all Virgil
Una Salus Victis Nullam Sperare Salutem - (Latin - written...
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Una Salus Victis Nullam Sperare Salutem - (Latin - written 19 BC)The only hope for the doomed, is no hope at all... Virgil
Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.and perhaps it will be...
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Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.and perhaps it will be pleasing to have remembered these things one day Virgil
Happy is the man who has learned the causes of...
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Happy is the man who has learned the causes of things. Virgil
Fortune sides with him who dares.
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Fortune sides with him who dares. Virgil
Love conquers all. Let Love then smile at our defeat.
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Love conquers all. Let Love then smile at our defeat. Virgil
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No day shall erase you from the memory of time Virgil
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Ah, merciless Love, is there any length to which you cannot force the human heart to go? Virgil
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Death's brother, sleep. Virgil
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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.) Virgil
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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 the task and mighty labor lies. Virgil
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Each of us bears his own Hell. Virgil
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What a tale he's told, what a bitter bowl of war he's drunk to the dregs. Virgil
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...She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret fire. Virgil
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The dank night is sweeping down from the skyand the setting stars incline our heads to sleep. Virgil
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The signs of the old flame, I know them well. I pray that the earth gape deep enough to take me downor the almighty Father blast me with one bolt to the shades, the pale, glimmering shades in hell, the pit of night, before I dishonor you, my conscience, break your laws. Virgil
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..and why the winter suns so rush to bathe themselves in the seaand what slows down the nights to a long lingering crawl... Virgil
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The seeds of life - fiery is their force, divine their birth, but they are weighed down by the bodies' ills or dulled by limbs and flesh that's born for death. That is the source of all men's fears and longings, joys and sorrows, nor can they see the heaven's light, shut up in the body's tomb, a prison dark and deep. Virgil
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They are able who think they are able. Virgil
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They are able because they think they are able. Virgil
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Praise a large domain cultivate a small estate. Virgil
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Fortune helps the brave. Virgil
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Perhaps someday it will be pleasant to remember even this. Virgil
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Time bears away all things. Virgil
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Let us go singing as far as we go the road will be less tedious. Virgil
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The flocks fear the wolf the crops the storm and the trees the wind. Virgil
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Fear is the proof of a degenerate mind. Virgil
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Too happy would you be did ye but know your own advantages! Virgil
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The hour is ripe and yonder lies the way. Virgil
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I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts. Virgil
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Accursed thirst for gold! what dost thou not compel mortals to do? Virgil
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The goose gabbles amid the melodious swans. Virgil
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Happy [is] the man who has learned the cause of things and has put under his feet all fear inexorable fate and the noisy strife of the hell of greed. Virgil
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Knowing sorrow well I learn to succor the distressed. Virgil
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Endure and preserve yourselves for better things. Virgil
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Every kind of fortune is to be overcome by bearing it. Virgil
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Fear betrays unworthy souls. Virgil
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They can because they think they can. Virgil
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For they can conquer who believe they can. Virgil
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Love conquers all. Virgil
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Trust one who has tried. Virgil
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He utters empty words he utters sound without mind. Virgil
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As the twig is bent the tree inclines. Virgil
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Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance. Virgil
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Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance. Virgil
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It is easy to go down into Hell; night and day, the gates of dark Death stand wide; but to climb back again, to retrace one's steps to the upper air - there's the rub, the task. Virgil
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To have died once is enough. Virgil
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Time passes irrevocably. Virgil
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Time flies never to be recalled. Virgil
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Time is flying never to return. Virgil
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All our sweetest hours fly fastest. Virgil
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I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts. Virgil
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Veiling truth in mystery. Virgil
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In strife who inquires whether stratagem or courage was used? Virgil
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Who asks whether the enemy was defeated by strategy or valor? Virgil
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Trust not too much to appearances. Virgil
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They can conquer who believe they can. Virgil
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They succeed, because they think they can. Virgil