Book 1 (Aeneid) Quotes

• "My friends, this is not the first trouble we have known. We have suffered worse before, and this too will pass."

  Aeneas
• "You who rule the affairs of gods and men with your eternal law and at whose lightning we are all afraid, what great harm has my son Aeneas been able to do to you?"


  Venus
• "Forget your fears. We are known here. This will give you some hope for the future."

  Aeneas
• "Our king was Aeneas. He had no equal for his piety and his care for justice, and no equal in the field of battle."


  Ilioneus