Facilis decensus Averni;
Noctes atque dies patet atri ianua Ditis.
Sed gradum revocare superasque evadere ad auras;
Hic opus, hoc labor, est.
The descent to Hell is easy.
The doors of Hades' hall stand open night and day.
But to retrace your steps and climb out to the skies above -
Here is the task, and this is the labour.
Vergil, Aeneid, Book 6 |
