But thou, secure of soul, unbent with woes, The more thy fortune frowns, the more oppose.
The Sibyl (character in Virgil’s Aeneid)
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The Aeneid, Book VI; translated by John Dryden; The Sibyl counsels Aeneas to resist adversity while foretelling the wars ahead. Complete consecutive couplet in Dryden’s translation.
- The Aeneid, Book VI; translated by John Dryden
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