As the twig is bent the tree inclines. Virgil More Quotes by Virgil More Quotes From Virgil Impotent fury rages powerless and to no purpose. Virgil rageangerpurpose Womankind Is ever a fickle and a changeful thing. Virgil ficklewomen Rumor goes forth at once, Rumor than whom No other speedier evil thing exists; She thrives by rapid movement, and acquires Strength as she goes; small at the first from fear, She presently uplifts herself aloft, And stalks upon the ground and hides her head Among the clouds. Virgil upliftingevilclouds A fault is fostered by concealment. Virgil concealmentphilosophicalfaults Even virtue is fairer in a fair body. Virgil attractivenessvirtuebody These passions of soul, these conflicts so fierce, will cease, and be repressed by the casting of a little dust. Virgil passiondustdeath If ye despise the human race, and mortal arms, yet remember that there is a God who is mindful of right and wrong. Virgil armsdemiserace Who can blind lover's eyes? Virgil philosophicalloverseye Every man makes a god of his own desire Virgil every-mandesiremen Each draws to his best-loved. Virgil drawslove We can't all do everything. Virgil philosophical He is fortunate who had been able to learn the causes of things. -Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas Virgil learningablecauses Their rage supplies them with weapons. Virgil philosophicalrageweapons O you who have borne even heavier things, to these too, God will grant an end! Virgil gods-willgrantsends 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. Virgil and-lovesorrowheart Mantua gave me birth, Calabri snatched me away, now Parthenope holds me; I sang of shepherds, pastures, and heroes. -Mantua me genuit, Calabri rapuere, tenet nunc Parthenope, cecini pascua, rura, duces Virgil shepherdsbirthhero And, just for good measure, here are a handful of runners up: Virgil landsummerwater Let not our proposal be disregarded on the score of our youth. Virgil proposalphilosophicalyouth Time is flying never to return. Virgil philosophicalflyingreality If I can not bend Heaven, I shall move Hell. Virgil hellheavenmoving
