Virgil Quotes
Fortunate is he whose mind has the power to probe the causes of things and trample underfoot all terrors and inexorable fate.
Topics
Courage
Destiny
Determination
Power
Free Will
Fate
Cause, Causes, Causality
Fearlessness, Freedom from Fear
Intellectual Curiosity
Mind
Resilience
Terror
Fate Control
Fearless Exploration
Inquisitive Mind
Mental Fortitude
Mental Strength
Philosophy of Mind
Rational Inquiry
Stoic Philosophy
Unyielding Spirit
Citations
Virgil. Eclogues, Georgics, Aeneid: Books 1-6. Translated by H. R. Fairclough, revised by G. P. Goold, Harvard UP, 1999, p. 149.
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Publius Vergilius Maro, usually called Virgil or Vergil (/ˈvɜːrdʒɪl/ VUR-jil) in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He wrote three of the most famous poems in Latin literature: the Eclogues (or Bucolics), the Georgics, and the epic Aeneid. A number of minor poems, collected in the Appendix Vergiliana, are sometimes attributed to him as well.