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
motive public-good
The noblest motive is the public good.
fickle objects
A shifty, fickle object is woman, always. (Varium et mutabile semper femina.)
moving hell ifs
If I am unable to make the gods above relent, I shall move hell.
able ability all-things
We are not all able to do all things.
heart sorrow literature
In his deepest heart there surge tremendous shame and madness mixed with sorrow and love whipped on by frenzy and a courage aware of its own worth.
courage yield faces
Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.
endurance endure happier-times
Endure and save yourselves for happier times.
summer land water
And, just for good measure, here are a handful of runners up: For now the seventh summer carries you, A wanderer, across the lands and waters.
soul
Fear reveals baseborn souls!
evil grows concealment
Evil is nourished and grows by concealment.
wealth health-is-wealth
The greatest health is wealth.
inspiration flames sparks
I feel again a spark of that ancient flame.
race demise arms
If ye despise the human race, and mortal arms, yet remember that there is a God who is mindful of right and wrong.
gold hunger fame
The cursed hunger for gold. -Auri sacra fames