Virgil
Virgil
Publius Vergilius Maro, usually called Virgil or Vergil /ˈvɜːrdʒᵻl/ in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He is known for three major works of Latin literature, the Eclogues, the Georgics, and the epic Aeneid. A number of minor poems, collected in the Appendix Vergiliana, are sometimes attributed to him...
NationalityRoman
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth15 October 70
sweet dark night
Easy is the descent to hell; all night long, all day, the doors of dark Hades stand open; but to retrace the path; to come out again to the sweet air of Heaven - there is the task, there is the burden.
gone
Trust one who has gone through it.
philosophical helping unfortunate
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the unfortunate.
night doors political
Oh you who are born of the gods, easy is the descent into Hell. The door of darkness stands open day and night. But to retrace your steps, and come back out into the brightness above, that is the work, that is the labor.
endurance endure
Endure, and keep yourselves for days of happiness.
crime crime-and-criminals nations
From a single crime know the nation.
death enough died
To have died once is enough.
latin favors fortune
Audaces fortuna iuvat (latin)- Fortune favors the bold.
sides fortune dare
Fortune sides with he who dares
hell easy descent
Facilis decensus averni. The descent into hell is easy.
fear soul betray
Fear betrays unworthy souls.
confidence thinking can-do
They can do all because they think they can.
appointed brief extend fame life man short work
Each man has his appointed day: short and irreparable in the brief life of all, but to extend our fame by our deeds, this is the work of mankind.
memory perhaps pleasant
Perhaps one day this too will be pleasant to remember.