“Now, Aeneas, is the hour for courage, now for a dauntless heart!”

—  Virgil , Aeneid

Source: Aeneid (29–19 BC), Book VI, Line 261 (tr. Fairclough); Sibyl's words to Aeneas as they enter the underworld.

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Nunc animis opus, Aenea, nunc pectore firmo.

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