"Una Salus Victis Nullam Sperare Salutem - (Latin - written 19 BC) The only hope for the doomed, is no hope at all."
Poet
Virgil was a Roman poet known for his epic work, the Aeneid, which explores themes of fate, duty, and the human experience.
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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."
"Look with favor upon a bold beginning."
"Veiling truth in mystery."
"Passion and strife bow down the mind"
"Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses"
"Then endure for a while, and live for a happier day!"
"Uneven numbers are the gods' delight."
"Want of pluck shows want of blood"
"Every man makes a god of his own desire"
"All our sweetest hours fly fastest."
"Yield not to evils, but attack all the more boldly."
"Trust not too much to appearances"
"What region of the earth is not full of our calamities?"
"Is it then so sad a thing to die?"
"A fault is fostered by concealment."
"The only safety for the conquered is to expect no safety."
"Your descendants shall gather your fruits."
"The medicine increases the disease."
"The accursed hunger for gold."
"Enter on the way of training while the spirits in youth are still pliable."