“Cease to think that the decrees of the gods can be changed by prayers.”

— Virgil , Aeneid

Source: Aeneid (29–19 BC), Book VI, Line 376

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Desine fata deum flecti sperare precando.

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Ancient Roman poet -70–-19 BC

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