The gods and their tranquil abodes appear, which no winds disturb, nor clouds bedew with showers, nor does the white snow, hardened by frost, annoy them; the heaven, always pure, is without clouds, and smiles with pleasant light diffused.

And life is given to none freehold, but it is leasehold for all.

No matter how difficult a task may look.. Persistence and steady action will get you through

And part of the soil is called to wash away In storms and streams shave close and gnaw the rocks. Besides, whatever the earth feeds and grows Is restored to earth. And since she surely is The womb of all things and their common grave, Earth must dwindle, you see and take on growth again.

There is no place in nature for extinction.

Fear is the mother of all gods.

All things obey fixed laws.