Virgil

Ancient Rome
15 Oct -70 // 21 Sep -19
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The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows; it is what a man or woman is able to do that counts
Perhaps the day may come when we shall remember these sufferings with joy
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms
Of such importance is early training
None but himself can be his parallel
Love conquers all
Let not our proposal be disregarded on the score of our youth
Impotent fury rages powerless and to no purpose
Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only knew the pleasures which surround you!
Even virtue is fairer when it appears in a beautiful person
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