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
philosophical arms fury
Fury itself supplies arms.
philosophical youth proposal
Let not our proposal be disregarded on the score of our youth.
philosophical medicine disease
The medicine increases the disease.
philosophical heart gold
O accursed hunger of gold, to what dost thou not compel human hearts!
philosophical greek trojan-horse
I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
philosophical scorn ifs
If one swain scorns you, you will soon find another.
philosophical parallels
None but himself can be his parallel.
philosophical port sail
He enters the port with a full sail.
philosophical enemy strategy
Who asks whether the enemy was defeated by strategy or valor?
philosophical used strife
In strife who inquires whether stratagem or courage was used?
philosophical
Trust one who has tried.
philosophical affliction earth
What region of the earth is not full of our calamities?
philosophical hug trying
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
philosophical environmental fruit
Your descendants shall gather your fruits.