Quotes Virgil
Important quotes by Virgil in Inferno. Here, Virgil introduces himself to Dante and thus to the reader. He does not give his name, but by his description of himself as a poet who “sang” of the son of Anchises, Dante and the reader know he is Virgil, the author of The Aeneid.
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- Virgil Hide this Quote Hide this Author The gates of Hell are open night and day smooth the descent, and easy is the way but, to return, and view the cheerful skies in this, the task and mighty labor lies.
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- Inspirational Quotes by Virgil (Roman Poet) Virgil (70 BCE–19 BCE,) born Publius Vergilius Maro, was a great Roman Latin poet. He set the archetype of a poet for whom poetry is both a way of life and a means for the deepest individual, cultural, and spiritual inquiry.
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Quotations
| • | Death twitches my ear. “Live,” he says. “I am coming.” 7 |
| • | The gates of hell are open night and day. Smooth the descent, and easy is the way. But to return, and view the cheerful skies, In this the task and mighty labor lies. 3 |
| • | It is easier to steal the club of Hercules than a line from Homer. 2 |
| • | It is easier to steal the club of Hercules than a line from Homer. 1 |
Latin Quotes
| • | If I cannot sway the heavens, I will raise hell. Flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo. 117 |
| • | Fortune favors the bold. Audentes fortuna iuvat. 114 |
| • | Fate will find a way. Fata viam invenient. 109 |
| • | Hard work conquers all. Labor omnia vincit. 75 |
| • | We gather strength as we go. Vires acquirit eundo. 72 |
| • | They can because they think they can. Possunt, quia posse videntur. 72 |
| • | Mind moves matter. Mens agitat molem. 54 |
| • | Love conquers all. Omnia vincit amor. 45 |
| • | Yield not to misfortunes. Ne cede malis. 44 |
| • | Now I know what Love is. Nunc scio quid sit Amor. 43 |
| • | Thus one journeys to the stars. Sic itur ad astra. (i.e. thus one reaches high) 36 |
| • | The gods thought otherwise. Dis aliter visum. 24 |
| • | Woman is ever a fickle and changeable thing. Varium et mutabile semper Femina. 22 |
| • | Let us die, and let us rush into the middle of the battle. Moriamur, et in media arma ruamus. 21 |
| • | Blessed is he who has been able to know the causes of things. Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas. 21 |
| • | Be afraid of the Greeks bearing gifts. Timeo Danaos et dona ferrentes. 18 |
| • | Rage supplies arms. Furor arma ministrat. 18 |
| • | There is no security in war. Nulla salus bello. 16 |
| • | We can’t all of us do everything. Non omnia possumus omnes. 15 |
| • | Time flies without return. Fugit inreparabile tempus. 15 |
| • | A woman leads the events. Dux femina facti. (referring to queen Dido, founder of Carthage) 15 |
| • | Love is the same for all. Amor omnibus idem. 11 |
| • | Vice thrives and lives by concealment. Alitur vitium, vivitque tegendo. 9 |
| • | First of all, worship the gods. In primis venerare Deos. 8 |
| • | If we may compare small things with great… Si parva licet componere magnis. 3 |
| • | Arms and the man I sing Arma virumque cano. 1 |
Ancient Greek
| • | Be afraid of the Greeks bearing gifts. Φοβού τους Δαναούς και δώρα φέροντας. 1 |