facilis descensus Averno

Latin quotation from Virgil

fa·ci·lis de·scen·sus Aver·no ˈfä-ki-ˌlis-dā-ˌskān-ˌsu̇s-ä-ˈwer-nō

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ˈfä-ki-ˌlis-dā-ˌskān-ˌsu̇s-ä-ˈwer-(ˌ)nē

: the descent to Avernus [the underworld] is easy : the road to evil is smooth

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