SaturdayJan 17, 2026
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Then Heaven, the Father Almighty, comes down in fruitful showers into the lap of his joyous spouse, and his might, with her mighty frame commingling, nurtures all growths.
Now every field is clothed with grass, and every tree with leaves; Now the woods put forth their blossoms, and the year assumes it's gay attire.
God speed to your youthful valor, boy! So shall you scale the stars!
Wars, horrid wars. Bella horrida bella.
Don't trust the horse, Trojans. Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks even bearing gifts. Equo ne credite, Teucri. Quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentes
Meanwhile, Time is flying flying, never to return.
So great a task it was to found the Roman race. Tantae molis erat Romanam condere gentem
All these souls, after they have passed away a thousand years, are summoned by the divine ones in great array, to the lethean river.... In this way they become forgetful of the former earthlife, and re-visit the vaulted realms of the world, willing to return again into living bodies.
A snake lies hidden in the grass. Latet anguis in herba.
He has smiled on our undertakings. Annuit coeptis
Sicilian Muses, let us sing of slightly grander things. Sicelides Musae, paulo maiora canamus
It seemed otherwise to the gods. Dis aliter visum
Rumor flies. Fama volat
You, Roman, remember to rule peoples with your power. Tu regere imperio populos, Romane, memento
Of which I was a great part. Quorum pars magna fui
Perhaps one day it will be pleasant to remember even these things. Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit
Love conquers all, and let us yield to it. Omnia vincit amor, et nos cedamus amori
Learn all from one thing. Ab uno disce omnes
The leader of the deed was a woman. Dux femina facti
Happy the man who knows the causes of things.
The cursed hunger for gold. Auri sacra fames
The gates of hell are open, night and day; Smooth the descent, and easy the way.
Fortune smiles upon our first effort. Aspirat primo Fortuna labori
Whatever may happen, every kind of fortune is to be overcome by bearing it.
The Fates will find a way. Fata viam invenient
The Fates oppose. Fata obstant
Faithful Achates. Fidus Achates
Trust the expert. Experto credite
Mantua gave me birth, Calabri snatched me away, now Parthenope holds me; I sang of shepherds, pastures, and heroes. Mantua me genuit, Calabri rapuere, tenet nunc Parthenope, cecini pascua, rura, duces
Then endure for a while, and live for a happier day!
God will even grant an end to these [troubles]. Dabit deus his quoque finem
Easy is the descent to Avernus. Facilis descensus Averno
He is fortunate who had been able to learn the causes of things. Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas
Arcadians both Arcades ambo
Can heavenly minds yield to such rage?
Persevere: It is fitting, for a better fate Awaits the afflicted.
He utters empty words, he utters sound without mind.
Work conquers all.
I have lived, and I have run the course which fortune allotted me; And now my shade shall descend illustrious to the grave.
Age carries all things away, even the mind.
Cease to think that the decrees of the gods can be changed by prayers.
Confidence is nowhere safe.
Even virtue is fairer when it appears in a beautiful person.
Every man has his appointed day; life is brief and irrevocable; but it is the work of virtue to extend our fame by our deeds.
Every misfortune is to be subdued by patience.
Fear is proof of a degenerate mind.
From one learn all.
Love conquers all: and we succumb to love.
Happy the man who has been able to learn the causes of things.
Time meanwhile flies, flies never to return.
Mind moves matter.
She (Fame) walks on the earth, and her head is concealed in the clouds.
Sleep and deep repose, most like indeed to death's own quietness.
The descent to hell is easy; the gates stand open night And day; but to reclimb the slope, and escape to the upper Air, this is labor.
The only safety for the conquered is to expect no safety.
They can because they think they can.
Trust not too much to an enchanting face.
Wherever the fates lead us let us follow.
Yield not to misfortunes, but advance all the more Boldly against them.
Go on and increase in valor, O boy! this is the path to immortality.
Woman is always fickle and changeable.
A god has made this peace for us.
Accursed thirst for gold! what dost thou not compel mortals to do?
Detestable desire for gold!
Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts.
Oh you who are born of the blood of the gods, Trojan son of Anchises, easy is the descent to hell; the door of dark Dis stands open day and night. But to retrace your steps and come out to the air above, that is work, that is labor!
Do not trust the horse, Trojans! Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks, even though they bring gifts.
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