A biography for Virgilhasn’t been written yet.
“Who asks whether the enemy was defeated by strategy or valor?”
“Time is flying never to return.”
“Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.”
“Ah, merciless Love, is there any length to which you cannot force the human heart to go?”
“Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.”
“Cease to think that the decrees of the gods can be changed by prayers.”
“Fate will find a way.”
“Time flies never to be recalled.”
“I shudder when relating it.”
“From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.”
“The greatest wealth is health”
“Wherever the fates lead us let us follow.”
“Age steals away all things, even the mind.”
“Persevere and preserve yourselves for better circumstances.”
“Who can blind lover's eyes?”
“Trust not too much to appearances.”
“Hug the shore; let others try the deep.”
“None but himself can be his parallel.”
“Perhaps the day may come when we shall remember these sufferings with joy.”
“Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.”