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
age unhappy youth
In youth alone, unhappy mortals live; But, ah! the mighty bliss is fugitive: Discolour'd sickness, anxious labour, come, And age, and death's inexorable doom.
war dark light
E'en in mid-harvest, while the jocund swain Pluck'd from the brittle stalk the golden grain, Oft have I seen the war of winds contend, And prone on earth th' infuriate storm descend, Waste far and wide, and by the roots uptorn, The heavy harvest sweep through ether borne, As light straw and rapid stubble fly In dark'ning whirlwinds round the wintry sky.
death passion dust
These passions of soul, these conflicts so fierce, will cease, and be repressed by the casting of a little dust.
philosophical weapons rage
Their rage supplies them with weapons.
philosophical mind age
Age steals away all things, even the mind.
philosophical winning victory
Go forth a conqueror and win great victories.
philosophical endurance may
Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.
philosophical eye lovers
Who can blind lover's eyes?
philosophical flying return
Time is flying never to return.
philosophical
We can't all do everything.
lying night views
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.
cute love-conquers-all surrender
Love conquers all; let us surrender to Love.
latin philosophical men
Happy the man who has been able to learn the causes of things.
philosophical mystery
Veiling truth in mystery.