Did Virgil really say 'The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.'?

Virgil Quote Source & Citation:

The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.

— Virgil Ancient · Aeneid

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"The hour is ripe, and yonder lies the way."

"Sequiturque patrem non passibus aequis."

"Rumor, a winged monster."

"Mens agitat molem et magno se corpore miscet."

"Tantane vos generis tenuit fiducia vestri?"

From 'Aeneid', on self-inflicted suffering.

Date: 29–19 BCE

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