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Flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo.
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If Heav'n thou can'st not bend, Hell thou shalt move.
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Line 312 (translated by Alexander Pope)
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If I can not bend Heaven, I shall move Hell.
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If I cannot move Heaven, I will solicit Hell.
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If I cannot bend Heaven then I shall stir up Hell.
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If I cannot bend the gods, I will move the powers of hell.
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If I cannot change the will of Heaven, I shall release Hell.
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If I am unable to make the gods above relent, I shall move Hell.

 
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