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Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Giving calls for genius.

Giving calls for genius. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: The punishment can be remitted; the crime is

The punishment can be remitted; the crime is everlasting. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Skill makes love unending.

Skill makes love unending. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Death is less bitter punishment than death's delay.

Death is less bitter punishment than death's delay. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: When there is plenty of wine, sorrow and

When there is plenty of wine, sorrow and worry take wing. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: It's a kindness that the mind can go

It's a kindness that the mind can go where it wishes. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: The poet's labors are a work of joy,

The poet's labors are a work of joy, and require peace of mind. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: We take no pleasure in permitted joys,But what's

We take no pleasure in permitted joys,
But what's forbidden is more keenly sought. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Pride is innate in beauty, and haughtiness is

Pride is innate in beauty, and haughtiness is the companion of the fair. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: It's useful that there should be Gods, so

It's useful that there should be Gods, so let's believe there are. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: It is a pleasure appropriate to man, for

It is a pleasure appropriate to man, for him to save a fellow-man, and gratitude is acquired in no better way. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Barbara Kingsolver: For God's sake, man," Ovid nearly shouted, "the

For God's sake, man," Ovid nearly shouted, "the damn globe is catching fire, and the islands are drowning. The evidence is staring them in the face. — Barbara Kingsolver

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Love's dominion, like a kings, admits of no

Love's dominion, like a kings, admits of no partition. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: When the character's right, looks are a greater

When the character's right, looks are a greater delight. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: The whole earth is the brave man's country.[Lat.,

The whole earth is the brave man's country.
[Lat., Omne solum forti patria est.] — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: That's one of the greatest curses ever inflicted

That's one of the greatest curses ever inflicted on the human race, memory. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Destroy our leisure and you break love's bow.

Destroy our leisure and you break love's bow. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Take away leisure and Cupid's bow is broken

Take away leisure and Cupid's bow is broken — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Nothing aids which may not also injure us.Fire

Nothing aids which may not also injure us.
Fire serves us well, but he who plots to burn
His neighbor's roof arms his hands with fire. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: And warns us to use life's beauty as

And warns us to use life's beauty as it blooms. The thorn is spurned when the rose has dropped. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Alas! how difficult it is not to betray

Alas! how difficult it is not to betray one's guilt by one's looks. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Remove the temptation of idleness and Cupid's bow

Remove the temptation of idleness and Cupid's bow is useless. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Enhance and intensify one's vision of that synthesis

Enhance and intensify one's vision of that synthesis of truth and beauty which is the highest and deepest reality. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Rare is the virtue that's not ruled by

Rare is the virtue that's not ruled by Fortune,
That stands unshaken even when Fortune flees. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and

Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle produce more milk than our own. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: The crop always seems better in our neighbor's

The crop always seems better in our neighbor's field, and our neighbor's cow gives more milk. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Let others seek safety. Nothing is safer than

Let others seek safety. Nothing is safer than misfortune,
Where there's no fear of greater ill to come. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Fas est ab hoste doceri.One should learn even

Fas est ab hoste doceri.
One should learn even from one's enemies. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Everyone's a millionaire where promises are concerned.

Everyone's a millionaire where promises are concerned. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Women's words are as light as the doomed

Women's words are as light as the doomed leaves whirling in autumn, Easily swept by the wind, easily drowned by the wave. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Occupy yourself, and you will be out of

Occupy yourself, and you will be out of harm's way. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Who gives to Aristaeus honey;Or wine to Bacchus,

Who gives to Aristaeus honey;
Or wine to Bacchus, or Triptolemus
Earth's fruits, or apples to Alcinous? — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Man's last day must ever be awaited and

Man's last day must ever be awaited and none to be
counted happy until his death, until his last funeral rites
are paid. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: There is a good deal in a man's

There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: When I was from Cupid's passions free, my

When I was from Cupid's passions free, my Muse was mute and wrote no elegy. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Not for any one man's delight has Nature

Not for any one man's delight has Nature made
the sun, the wind, the waters; all are free. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Her clear conscience mocked rumour's mendacity, But we

Her clear conscience mocked rumour's mendacity, But we are a mob prone to credit sin. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: O fool, what else is sleep but chill

O fool, what else is sleep but chill death's likeness? — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Tis base to plead the unhappy prisoner's cause,With

Tis base to plead the unhappy prisoner's cause,
With eloquence that's bought. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Sleep, nature's rest, divine tranquility, That brings peace

Sleep, nature's rest, divine tranquility, That brings peace to the mind ... — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Put faith in one who's had experience.

Put faith in one who's had experience. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: According to the state of a man's conscience,

According to the state of a man's conscience, so do hope and fear on account of his deeds arise in his mind. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: The sea's vast depths lie open to the

The sea's vast depths lie open to the fish;
Wherever the breezes blow the bird may fly;
So to the brave man every land's a home. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: The judge's duty is to inquire about the

The judge's duty is to inquire about the time, as well as the facts. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: The mind grows sicker than the body in

The mind grows sicker than the body in contemplation of it's suffering. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Tis not always in a physician's power to

Tis not always in a physician's power to cure the sick; at times the disease is stronger than trained art. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: With patience bear what pains you have deserved,Grieve,

With patience bear what pains you have deserved,
Grieve, if you will, over what's unmerited. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Some wounds grow worse beneath the surgeon's hand;Better

Some wounds grow worse beneath the surgeon's hand;
Better that they were not touched at all. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: The mind that's conscious of its rectitude,Laughs at

The mind that's conscious of its rectitude,
Laughs at the lies of rumor. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Beauty is heaven's gift, and how few can

Beauty is heaven's gift, and how few can boast of beauty. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: There is nothing constant in the universe. All

There is nothing constant in the universe. All ebb and flow, and every shape that's born, bears in its womb the seeds of change. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: 156. By faithful study of the nobler arts,

156. By faithful study of the nobler arts, our nature's softened, and more gentle grows. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: It's right to learn, even from the enemy.

It's right to learn, even from the enemy. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: If the subject's easy we may all be

If the subject's easy we may all be wise;
What stands unfirm, the smallest force overthrows. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light

A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Pedigree and ancestry and what we ourselves have

Pedigree and ancestry and what we ourselves have not achieved, I scarcely recognize as our own. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: We always strive after what is forbidden, and

We always strive after what is forbidden, and desire the things refused us. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: He who would not be idle, let him

He who would not be idle, let him fall in love. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: A man is sorry to be honest for

A man is sorry to be honest for nothing. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: My bark, once struck by the fury of

My bark, once struck by the fury of the storm, dreads again to approach the place of danger. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: When lizard-footed giants climbed the hills And with

When lizard-footed giants climbed the hills And with a hundred hands clawed at the sky. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: You will be safest in the middle.

You will be safest in the middle. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: A field becomes exhausted by constant tillage.

A field becomes exhausted by constant tillage. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: There is a god within us.

There is a god within us. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: She only is chaste, who is chaste where

She only is chaste, who is chaste where there is no danger of detection: she who does not, because she may not, does. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: I am above being injured by fortune, though

I am above being injured by fortune, though she steals away much, more will remain with me. The blessing I now enjoy transcend fear. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Love is a credulous thing.

Love is a credulous thing. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Pluck with quick hand the fruit that passes.

Pluck with quick hand the fruit that passes. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Where crime is taught from early years, it

Where crime is taught from early years, it becomes a part of nature. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: And besides, we lovers fear everything

And besides, we lovers fear everything — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Diseases of the mind impair the bodily powers.

Diseases of the mind impair the bodily powers. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: There is no need of words; believe facts.[Lat.,

There is no need of words; believe facts.
[Lat., Non opus est verbis, credite rebus.] — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Love is no assignment for cowards.

Love is no assignment for cowards. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Chaste is she whom no one has asked.

Chaste is she whom no one has asked. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: I see and praise what is better, but

I see and praise what is better, but follow what is worse. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Fortune and love favor the brave.

Fortune and love favor the brave. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Time glides away and as we get older

Time glides away and as we get older through the noiseless years; the days flee and are restrained by no reign. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Stones are hollowed out by the constant dropping

Stones are hollowed out by the constant dropping of water. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Bring a lawsuit against a man who can

Bring a lawsuit against a man who can pay; the poor man's acts are not worth the expense — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: You put aside the work that's done, and

You put aside the work that's done, and seek some work to do. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Women can always be caught; that's the first

Women can always be caught; that's the first rule of the game. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: A woman is a creature that's always shopping.

A woman is a creature that's always shopping. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Seeking is all very well, but holding requires

Seeking is all very well, but holding requires greater talent: Seeking involves some luck; now the demand is for skill. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: The bold adventurer succeeds the best.

The bold adventurer succeeds the best. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Pleasure is sweetest when 'tis paid for by

Pleasure is sweetest when 'tis paid for by another's pain. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Happy is he who dares courageously to defend

Happy is he who dares courageously to defend what he loves. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: The rest of the crowd were friends of

The rest of the crowd were friends of my fortune, not of me.
[Lat., Caetera fortunae, non mea, turba fuit.] — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Nassim Nicholas Taleb: in Ovid, difficulty is what wakes up the

in Ovid, difficulty is what wakes up the genius (ingenium mala saepe movent), — Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Argus, you are fallen, and the light in

Argus, you are fallen, and the light in all your lamps is utterly put out: one hundred eyes, one darkness all the same! — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Love will enter cloaked in friendship's name.

Love will enter cloaked in friendship's name. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: If it were in my power, I would

If it were in my power, I would be wiser; but a newly felt power carries me off in spite of myself; love leads me one way, my understanding another. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Gold will buy the highest honours; and gold

Gold will buy the highest honours; and gold will purchase love. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: What ignorance there is in human minds.

What ignorance there is in human minds. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Small minds are captivated by trifles.

Small minds are captivated by trifles. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: By constant dripping, water hollows stone,A signet-ring from

By constant dripping, water hollows stone,
A signet-ring from use alone grows thin,
And the curved plowshare by soft earth is worn. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Tis best to be silent in a bad

Tis best to be silent in a bad cause. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Suppressed pain chokes us; in our breastsIt surges,

Suppressed pain chokes us; in our breasts
It surges, adding ever to its strength. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Our native land charms us with inexpressible sweetness,

Our native land charms us with inexpressible sweetness, and never, never allows us to forget that we belong to it. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Gifts, believe me, captivate both men and Gods,

Gifts, believe me, captivate both men and Gods, Jupiter himself was won over and appeased by gifts. — Ovid

Ovid's Quotes By Ovid: Leave war to others; 'tis Protesilaus' part of

Leave war to others; 'tis Protesilaus' part of love. — Ovid