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The Aeneid [Ænē̆is], Book 5, l. 229ff (5.229-231) (29-19 BC) [tr. Conington (1866)] - Virgil | WIST Quotations
Those blush to lose a conquering game, And fain would peril life for fame: These bring success their zeal to fan; They can because they think they can. [Hi proprium decus et partum indignantur honorem ni teneant, vitamque volunt pro laude pacisci; hos successus alit: possunt, quia posse videntur.] Of…