70-19 BC, Roman Poet
Age carries all things away, even the mind.
Virgil – [Age and Aging]
As a twig is bent the tree inclines.
Virgil – [Habit]
Curst greed of gold, what crimes thy tyrant power has caused.
Virgil – [Gold]
Death twitches my ear. ''Live,'' he says, ''I am coming.''
Virgil – [Death and Dying]
Do not yield to misfortunes, but advance more boldly to meet them, as your fortune permits you.
Virgil – [Risk]
Each man has his appointed day: short and irreparable in the brief life of all, but to extend our fame by our deeds, this is the work of mankind.
Virgil – [Fame]
Each person, makes their own terrible passion their God.
Virgil – [God]
Enter on the way of training while the spirits in youth are still pliable.
Virgil – [Learning]
Even virtue is fairer when it appears in a beautiful person.
Virgil – [Virtue]
Everyone is dragged on by their favorite pleasure.
Virgil – [Pleasure]
Evil is nourished and grows by concealment.
Virgil – [Evil]
Fame hides her head among the clouds.
Virgil – [Fame]
Fear is proof of a degenerate mind.
Virgil – [Fear]
Fear is proof of a low born soul.
Virgil – [Fear]
Fortune favors the brave.
Virgil – [Fortune]
Fortune sides with him who dares.
Virgil – [Fortune]
From a single crime know the nation.
Virgil – [Crime and Criminals]
Go on and increase in valor for this is the path to immortality.
Virgil – [Valor]
Harsh necessity, and the newness of my kingdom, force me to do such things and to guard my frontiers everywhere.
Virgil – [Defense]
Hope on, and save yourself for prosperous times.
Virgil – [Hope]