Ovid notes that many people think they are attractive even if they are plain. He explains that hidden grief can grow inside and that honesty often earns praise when times are hard. He also says that time works like a doctor and that believing in gods can be useful.
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Ovid was a poet.
Quick Facts About Ovid
Died
January 1, 0017
Profession
Poet
About Ovid
Ovid was a Roman poet who lived from 43 BC to about 17 AD.
![“The vulgar herd estimate friendship by its advantages. [Lat., Vulgus amicitias utilitate probat.]” quote by Ovid](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/9da/ovid-276_advantage_the-vulgar-herd-estimate-friendship-by-i_2980189.png)
![“The mind is sicker than the sick body; in contemplation of its sufferings it becomes hopeless. [Lat., Corpore sed mens est aegro magis aegra; malique In circumspectu stat sine fine sui.]” quote by Ovid](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/b25/ovid-276_body_the-mind-is-sicker-than-the-sick-body-in_2831429.jpg)
![“Truly it is allowed us to weep: by weeping we disperse our wrath; and tears go through the heart, even like a stream. [Lat., Flere licet certe: flendo diffundimus iram: Perque sinum lacrimae, fluminis instar enim.]” quote by Ovid](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/c24/ovid-276_heart_truly-it-is-allowed-us-to-weep-by-weepin_2380363.png)
![“Thou fool, what is sleep but the image of death? Fate will give an eternal rest. [Lat., Stulte, quid est somnus, gelidae nisi mortis imago? Longa quiescendi tempora fata dabunt.]” quote by Ovid](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/135/ovid-276_death_thou-fool-what-is-sleep-but-the-image-of_3220877.png)
