Men Quotes by Ovid

Let the man who does not wish to be idle, fall in love.

— Ovid

Neglect of appearance becomes men.

— Ovid

Presents, believe me, seduce both men and gods.

— Ovid

Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.

— Ovid

Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion.

— Ovid

In an easy cause any man may be eloquent.

— Ovid

Happy the man who ventures boldly to defend what he holds dear.

— Ovid

Fair peace is becoming to men; fierce anger belongs to beasts.

— Ovid

There are as many characters in men As there are shapes in nature.

— Ovid

A soldier when aged is not appreciated; the love of an old man sickens.

— Ovid

Haste is productive of injury, and so is too much hesitation. He is the wisest man who does everything at the proper…

— Ovid

The swallow is not ensnared by men because of its gentle nature. [Lat., At caret insidiis hominum, quia mitis, hirundo.]

— Ovid

The wit of man has devised cruel statutes, And nature oft permits what is by law forbid.

— Ovid

Envy feeds on the living, after death it rests, then the honor of a man protects him.

— Ovid

Heavens! what thick darkness pervades the minds of men. [Lat., Pro superi! quantum mortalia pectora caecae, Noctis habent.]

— Ovid

The applause and the favour of our fellow-men Fan even a spark of genius to a flame.

— Ovid

Sleep, thou repose of all things; sleep, thou gentlest of the deities; thou peace of the mind, from which care flies; who…

— Ovid

All other creatures look down toward the earth, but man was given a face so that might turn his eyes toward the…

— Ovid

Tis on the living Envy feeds. She silent grows When, after death, man's honor is his guard. So I, when on the…

— Ovid

Money nowadays is money; money brings office; money gains friends; everywhere the poor man is down. [Lat., In pretio pretium nunc est;…

— Ovid

Man should ever look to his last day, and no one should be called happy before his funeral. [Lat., Ultima semper Expectanda…

— Ovid

As the mind of each man is conscious of good or evil, so does he conceive within his breast hope or fear,…

— Ovid

Let me tell you I am better acquainted with you for a long absence, as men are with themselves for a long…

— Ovid

Adde, quod ingénues didicisse fideliter artes Emollit mores, nec sinit esse fervos. To be instructed in the arts, softens the manners and…

— Ovid

Nothing retains its form; new shapes from old. Nature, the great inventor, ceaselessly contrives. In all creation, be assured, there is no…

— Ovid

The man who falls in love chill find plenty of occupation.

— Ovid

No man provokes me with impunity.

— Ovid

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

— Ovid

Let the poor man mind his tongue

— Ovid

Daring is not safe against daring men.

— Ovid

Happy the man who can count his sufferings.

— Ovid

Fair peace becomes men; ferocious anger belongs to beasts.

— Ovid

If Jupiter should hurl a bolt whenever men sin, His armory would quickly be empty.

— Ovid

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

— Ovid

God gave man an upright countenance to survey the heavens, and to look upward to the stars.

— Ovid

Men should not care too much for good looks; neglect is becoming.

— Ovid

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

— Ovid

If Jupiter hurled his thunderbolt as often as men sinned, he would soon be out of thunderbolts.

— Ovid

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

— Ovid

Fair peace becomes men; ferocious anger belongs to beasts. [Lat., Candida pax homines, trux decet ira feras.]

— Ovid