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Famous Quotes by Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso)

• He who would not be idle, let him fall in love. More
• I hate, and yet must love the thing I hate. More
• Struggling over my fickle heart, love draws it now this
  way, and now hate that—but love, I... More
• Jove send me more such afternoons as this. More
• O fool, what else is sleep but chill death’s likeness? More
• We take no pleasure in permitted joys,
  But what’s forbidden is more keenly sought. More
• Every lover is a soldier. More
• She who resists as though she would not win,
  By her own treason falls an easy prey. More
• Time was when genius was more precious than gold, but
  now to have nothing is monstrous... More
• He who sins easily, sins less. The very power
  Renders less vigorous the roots of evil. More
• Be sure he has a rival in thy love,
  For without contest love shall not endure. More
• Then came Corinna in a long loose gown,
  Her white neck hid with tresses hanging... More
• ‘Tis on the living Envy feeds. She silent grows
  When, after death, man’s honor is his... More
• ‘Tis base to plead the unhappy prisoner’s cause,
  With eloquence that’s bought. More
• He whom all hate all wish to see destroyed. More
• Put faith in one who’s had experience. More
• Use the occasion, for it passes swiftly. More
• See that you promise: what harm is there in promise? In
  promises anyone can be rich. More
• Give way to your opponent; thus will you gain the crown of victory. More
• There are as many characters in men
  As there are shapes in nature. More
• There is a god within us, and the heavens
  Have intercourse with earth; from realms... More
• As many as the shells that are on the shore, so many are
  the pains of love; the darts that... More
• They come to see; they come that they themselves may be seen. More
• It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe there are. More
• The heavier crop is ever in others’ fields. More
• Skill makes love unending. More
• It is expedient there should be gods, and as it is expedient,
  let us deem that gods exist. More
• Keep thy hook always baited, for a fish
  Lurks ever in the most unlikely swim. More
• Beauty is a fragile gift. More
• Let what is irksome become habitual, no more will it trouble you. More
• Friendship is but a name, faith is an empty name. Alas,
  it is not safe to praise to a friend... More
• Jupiter from on high smiles at the perjuries of lovers. More
• Perhaps too my name will be joined to theirs. More
• Little things please little minds. More
• Constant Penelope sends to thee, careless Ulysses.
  Write not again, but come, sweet mate, More
• By constant dripping, water hollows stone,
  A signet-ring from use alone grows thin,
  And... More
• Who gives to Aristaeus honey;
  Or wine to Bacchus, or Triptolemus
  Earth’s fruits, or... More
• Envy, slothful vice,
  Never makes its way in lofty characters,
  But, like the skulking... More
• The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea. More
• To help the fallen is a kingly virtue. More
• The penalty may be removed, the crime is eternal. More
• Though strength be wanting, the will to action
  Merits praise. More
• I am an exile; but it is the fault that pains;
  The punishment is nought; that it is... More
• Let others seek safety. Nothing is safer than misfortune,
  Where there’s no fear of greater... More
• To feel our ills is one thing, but to cure them is another. More
• Everyone is desirous of his own pursuits, and loves
  To spend his time in his accustomed art. More
• Some wounds grow worse beneath the surgeon’s hand;
  Better that they were not touched at all. More
• The vulgar crowd values friends according to their usefulness. More
• Spare the soul that feels a deadly wound. More
• The applause and the favour of our fellow-men
  Fan even a spark of genius to a flame. More
• By faithful study of the nobler arts,
  Our nature’s softened, and grows more gentle. More
• Tears at times have the weight of speech. More
• Note too that a faithful study of the liberal arts humanizes character and permits it not to be... More
• The gods behold all righteous actions. More
• We praise times past, while we times present use;
  Yet due the worship which to each we give. More
• The sea’s vast depths lie open to the fish;
  Wherever the breezes blow the bird may... More
• It is ill to marry in the month of May. More
• There is a god within us. More
• Nowadays nothing but money counts: a fortune brings honors, friendships; the poor man everywhere... More
• Grant me profits only, grant me the joy of profit made,
  and see to it that I enjoy cheating... More
• The mind that’s conscious of its rectitude,
  Laughs at the lies of rumor. More
• Love is too prone to trust. Would I could think
  My charges false and all too rashly made. More
• With patience bear what pains you have deserved,
  Grieve, if you will, over what’s unmerited. More
• You put aside the work that’s done, and seek some work to do. More
• Often they benefit who suffer wrong. More
• If you would conquer Love, he must be fought
  At his first onslaught; sprinkle but a... More
• Death is less bitter punishment than death’s delay. More
• Love is a thing that is full of cares and fears. More
• Leave war to others; ‘tis Protesilaus’ part of love. More
• The bow
  If it never be unbent, will lose its power. More
• Where belief is painful we are slow to believe. More
• Time the devourer of all things. More
• It shames us that these charges can be made,
  It shames us that they cannot be rebutted. More
• Art lies by its own artifice. More
• There is no pleasure pure and simple, and some care always
  comes to mar our joys. More
• Passion persuades me one way, reason another. I see the
  better and approve it, but I follow... More
• What we call birth
  Is but a beginning to be something else
  Than what we were before; and... More
• The wit of man has devised cruel statutes,
  And nature oft permits what is by law forbid. More
• There’s nothing constant in the world,
  All ebb and flow, and every shape that’s... More
• The earth yields up her stores, of every ill
  The instigators; iron, foe to man,
  And gold,... More
• And now my work is done, which neither the anger of
  Jove, nor fire, nor sword, nor the... More
• I see and approve better things, but follow worse. More
• There is no brotherhood between love and dignity,
  Nor can they share the same abode. More
• Sleep, nature’s rest, divine tranquillity,
  That brings peace to the mind and chases... More
• Against the bold, daring is unsafe. More
• My intention is to tell of bodies changed into new forms. More
• Alas! how difficult it is not to betray one’s guilt by one’s looks. More
• The cause is hidden; the effect is visible to all. More
• First try all other means, but if the wound
  Heal not, then use the knife, lest to the... More
• The prayers of cowards fortune spurns. More
• Most safely shall you tread the middle path. More
• When worse may yet befall, there’s room for prayer,
  But when our fortune’s at its lowest... More
• Then, that no region of the universe
  Should remain void of life, the floor of heaven
  Was... More
• Niobe would have been called most blessed of mothers,
  had she not seemed so herself. More
• Man’s last day must ever be awaited and none to be
  counted happy until his death, until his... More
• Heaven rewards the pious; those who cherish the gods
  Themselves are cherished. More
• Not for any one man’s delight has Nature made
  the sun, the wind, the waters; all are free. More
• That all things change, one nation gaining strength
  While others perish. More
• It is the poor man who’ll ever count his flock. More
• All-devouring time, envious age,
  Nought can escape you, and by slow degrees,
  Worn by your... More

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