Virgil

"Happy the person who has learned the cause of things and has put under his or her feet all fear, inexorable fate, and the noisy strife of the hell of greed."

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Source: Aeneid by Virgil, Book II, 29-19 BC.

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Virgil

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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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