I Need A Latin Translation

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Could anyone translate the phrase into Latin "They can because they think they can" for me? It is from Homer. Thank you very much.

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[+3] - George - 12/15/2008Actually, it's from Virgil's Aeneid (Book V, line 231). Possunt, quia posse videntur. It is usually translated "They can because they think they can." The literal translation is...
[+2] - George - 07/12/2009Nostra carissima Sam; capta anima tandem libera
[+1] - Maj Scott Price - 07/10/2009Our daughter passed away quite suddenlt and we are ordering her tombstone. Could anyone translate "Our beloved Sam; a captive spirit finally free" into Latin. We would be eternally...

@Scott Price,

Actually, it's from Virgil's Aeneid (Book V, line 231).

Possunt, quia posse videntur.

It is usually translated "They can because they think they can."
The literal translation is "They are able because they seem to be able."

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Our daughter passed away quite suddenlt and we are ordering her tombstone. Could anyone translate "Our beloved Sam; a captive spirit finally free" into Latin. We would be eternally grateful. Thank you, Scott and Fiona Price

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