Virgil

Aeneid

Ancient influential 137 sayings

Sayings by Virgil

The greatest reverence is due to a child.

37–30 BCE — From 'Eclogues', on innocence.
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The love of cattle came to me early, and the love of the woods.

29 BCE — From 'Georgics', on rural life.
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The gods visit the sins of the fathers upon the children.

29–19 BCE — From 'Aeneid', on generational punishment.
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The world is a mirror of infinite reflections.

29 BCE — From 'Georgics', on perception.
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The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.

29–19 BCE — From 'Aeneid', on self-inflicted suffering.
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The only safe port for a ship is the one it has left.

29–19 BCE — From 'Aeneid', on the inevitability of change.
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The greatest fear is fear itself.

29–19 BCE — From 'Aeneid', on psychological terror.
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The only certainty is that nothing is certain.

29 BCE — From 'Georgics', on life's unpredictability.
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The greatest gift is a friend's honesty.

37–30 BCE — From 'Eclogues', on friendship.
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Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.

~29-19 BC — Aeneid, Book I, line 203
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Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.

~29-19 BC — Aeneid, Book II, line 49
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Varium et mutabile semper femina.

~29-19 BC — Aeneid, Book IV, line 569
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Sunt lacrimae rerum et mentem mortalia tangunt.

~29-19 BC — Aeneid, Book I, line 462
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Ab uno disce omnes.

~29-19 BC — Aeneid, Book II, line 65
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Fama, malum qua non aliud velocius ullum.

~29-19 BC — Aeneid, Book IV, line 174
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Labor omnia vincit improbus et duris urgens in rebus egestas.

~29 BC — Georgics, Book I, lines 145-146
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Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito quam tua te Fortuna sinet.

~29-19 BC — Aeneid, Book VI, lines 95-96
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Audentes Fortuna iuvat.

~29-19 BC — Aeneid, Book X, line 284
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Facilis descensus Averno; noctes atque dies patet atri ianua Ditis; sed revocare gradum superasque evadere ad auras, hoc opus, hic labor est.

~29-19 BC — Aeneid, Book VI, lines 126-129
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Omnia vincit Amor; et nos cedamus Amori.

~39-38 BC — Eclogues, X, line 69
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