Men Quotes by Ovid

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

— Ovid

Neglect of appearance becomes men.

— Ovid

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

— Ovid

Presents, believe me, seduce both men and gods.

— 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

No man provokes me with impunity.

— Ovid

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

— Ovid

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

— Ovid

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

— Ovid

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

— Ovid

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

— Ovid

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

— Ovid

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

— Ovid

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

— 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

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

— Ovid

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

— 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

The sea's vast depths lie open to the fish; Wherever the breezes blow the bird may fly; So to the brave man…

— 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

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

— Ovid

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

— Ovid

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

— Ovid

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

— Ovid

The glow of inspiration warms us; this holy rapture springs from the seeds of the Divine mind sown in man.

— Ovid

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

— Ovid

The more highminded a man is the more easily is his anger appeased.

— Ovid

Here Jove with Hermes came; but in disguise Of mortal men conceal'd their deities; One laid aside his thunder, one his rod

— Ovid

Thy destiny is only that of man, but thy aspirations may be those of a god.

— Ovid

Every man should stay within his own fortune. [Lat., Intera fortunam quisque debet manere suam.]

— Ovid

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

— Ovid