Quotes by Marcus Annaeus Lucanus

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Oh, great and holy mission of poetry, you wrest everything from destiny and give immortality to perishing peoples.

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You have to obey time.

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The man who is doing well must never think that he is loved for his own qualities.

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To draw the sword to decide the fate of the world.

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Laziness always breeds instability in the soul.

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To sacrifice your life for the sake of victory.

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From gain to righteousness is as great a distance as from the earth to the stars.

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Victory is not easily won against those who are ready to sacrifice themselves.

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The beginning is already half the work you have to do.

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If there is anything left to do, consider that nothing is finished.

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Virtue is all the more gratifying, as it is obtained at the cost of great efforts.

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All that is transient is subject to chance.

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In times of war, laws are silent.