Quisque suos patimur Manes.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Everyone suffers from their own internal demons or burdens.
- In plain terms
- We all carry our own personal struggles.
- What can you take from it?
- Personal suffering is universal but unique to each individual.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What burden are you carrying that others might not see?
- How do you support others with their own struggles?
Another view
Not everyone experiences suffering in the same way or to the same degree.
More from Virgil
Facilis descensus Averni: noctes atque dies patet atri ianua Ditis; sed revocare gradium superasque evadere ad auras. hoc opus, hic labor est.
Permalink to quote #19 Flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo.
Permalink to quote #21 Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito.
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