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Publius Vergilius Maro (October 15, 70 BC – September 21, 19 BC), known in English as Virgil or Vergil, was a Roman poet, the author of the Eclogues, the Georgics and the Aeneid, the last being an epic poem of twelve books that became the Roman Empire's national epic.
Also known as: Bucolics, Publius Vergilius Maro, Publius Virgilius Maro, Vergil, Vergilius, Virgilio
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Toil conquered the world, unrelenting toil, and want that pinches when life is hard.
Georgics (-29)
No stranger to trouble myself I am learning to care for the unhappy.
Aeneid (-19)
Endure, and keep yourselves for days of happiness.
Aeneid (-19)
Every misfortune is to be subdued by patience.
Aeneid (-19)
Love is lord of all, and is in all the same.
Georgics (-29)
If I cannot sway the heavens, I'll wake the powers of hell!
Aeneid (-19)
I sail for Italy not of my own free will.
Aeneid (-19)
Every field, every tree is now budding; now the woods are green, now the year is at its loveliest.
Eclogues (-37)
Trust not too much to that enchanting face;
Eclogues (-37)
Blessed is he who has been able to win knowledge of the causes of things.
Georgics (-29)
Happy the man who has been able to learn the causes of things.
The love of arms and the mad wickedness of war are raging.
But meanwhile it is flying, irretrievable time is flying.
Georgics (-29)
Whatever it is, I fear Greeks even when they bring gifts.
Brave men ne'er warred with the dead and vanquished.
Everyone is dragged on by their favorite pleasure.
Eclogues (-37)
Love conquers all; let us, too, yield to Love!
Eclogues (-37)
Time bears away all things, even our minds.
Eclogues (-37)
Do not trust the horse, Trojans.
Aeneid (-19)
All-powerful Love! what changes canst thou cause
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