Quotes by
Virgil |
He wrote three of the most famous poems in Latin literature: the Eclogues (or Bucolics), the Georgics, and the epic Aeneid. He was regarded by the Romans as their greatest poet.
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Quotations
| • | Death twitches my ear. “Live,” he says. “I am coming.” 20 |
| • | It is easier to steal the club of Hercules than a line from Homer. 9 |
| • | 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. 8 |
| • | It is easier to steal the club of Hercules than a line from Homer. 3 |
Latin Quotes
| • | If I cannot sway the heavens, I will raise hell. Flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo. 179 |
| • | Fate will find a way. Fata viam invenient. 170 |
| • | Fortune favors the bold. Audentes fortuna iuvat. 144 |
| • | We gather strength as we go. Vires acquirit eundo. 109 |
| • | Hard work conquers all. Labor omnia vincit. 99 |
| • | They can because they think they can. Possunt, quia posse videntur. 97 |
| • | Thus one journeys to the stars. Sic itur ad astra. (i.e. thus one reaches high) 83 |
| • | Now I know what Love is. Nunc scio quid sit Amor. 79 |
| • | Yield not to misfortunes. Ne cede malis. 69 |
| • | Love conquers all. Omnia vincit amor. 66 |
| • | Mind moves matter. Mens agitat molem. 65 |
| • | Blessed is he who has been able to know the causes of things. Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas. 35 |
| • | The gods thought otherwise. Dis aliter visum. 34 |
| • | Woman is ever a fickle and changeable thing. Varium et mutabile semper Femina. 34 |
| • | Rage supplies arms. Furor arma ministrat. 29 |
| • | There is no security in war. Nulla salus bello. 29 |
| • | Be afraid of the Greeks bearing gifts. Timeo Danaos et dona ferrentes. 27 |
| • | Let us die, and let us rush into the middle of the battle. Moriamur, et in media arma ruamus. 25 |
| • | Time flies without return. Fugit inreparabile tempus. 25 |
| • | A woman leads the events. Dux femina facti. (referring to queen Dido, founder of Carthage) 25 |
| • | We can’t all of us do everything. Non omnia possumus omnes. 19 |
| • | Love is the same for all. Amor omnibus idem. 19 |
| • | Vice thrives and lives by concealment. Alitur vitium, vivitque tegendo. 18 |
| • | First of all, worship the gods. In primis venerare Deos. 15 |
| • | If we may compare small things with great… Si parva licet componere magnis. 14 |
| • | Arms and the man I sing Arma virumque cano. 3 |
Ancient Greek
| • | Be afraid of the Greeks bearing gifts. Φοβού τους Δαναούς και δώρα φέροντας. 5 |
