Virgil — Roman Poet

Publius Vergilius Maro, usually called Virgil or Vergil /vrdl/ in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He is known for three major works of Latin literature, the Eclogues, the Georgics, and the epic Aeneid. A number of minor poems, collected in the Appendix Vergiliana, are sometimes attributed to him... (wikipedia)

Do not yield to misfortunes, but advance more boldly to meet them, as your fortune permits you.
Time is flying never to return.
It never troubles the wolf how many the sheep may be.
Time passes irrevocably.
Fortune favours the bold.