Ovid

In an easy cause anyone can be eloquent; the slightest strength is enough to break what is already shattered.

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

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

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It warms the blood, adds luster to the eyes, and wine and love have ever been allies.

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That fair face will as years roll on lose its beauty, and old age will bring its wrinkles to the brow.

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

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

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I attempt an arduous task but there is no worth in that which is not a difficult achievement

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Blemishes are hid by night and every fault forgiven; darkness makes any woman fair.

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He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he might take the current sideways.

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Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

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An anthill increases by accumulation. Medicine is consumed by distribution. That which is feared lessens by association. This is the thing to…

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To be thoroughly imbued, with the liberal arts refines the manners, and makes men to be mild and gentle in their conduct.

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It is expedient that there should be gods, and, since it is expedient, let us believe that gods exist.

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As many as the shells that are on the shore, so many are the pains of love; the darts that wound are…

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First try all other means, but if the wound Heal not, then use the knife, lest to the clean From the diseased…

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“Let your hook be always cast in the pond. when you least expect it, there will be fish.”

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

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

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Luck affects everything. Let your hook always be cast; in the stream where you least expect it there will be a fish.

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The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged.

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My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope. [Lat., Et res non semper, spes mihi semper adest.]

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A good disposition is a virtue in itself, and it is lasting; the burden of the years cannot depress it, and love…

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Winged time glides on insensibly, and deceive us; and there is nothing more fleeting than years.

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“Non inpune feres neque'' ait ''reddere Canenti, laesaque quid faciat, quid amans, quid femina disces rebus'' ait ''sed amans et laesa et…

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

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

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Knowest thou not that kings have long hands? [Lat., An nescis longos regibus esse manus?]

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What we call birth Is but a beginning to be something else Than what we were before; and when we cease To…

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What is deservedly suffered must be borne with calmness, but when the pain is unmerited, the grief is resistless.

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

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We covet what is guarded; the very care invokes the thief. Few love what they may have.

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The love of fame usually spurs on the mind. [Lat., Ingenio stimulos subdere fama solet.]

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“Hurry to your goal together. That is full bliss when man and woman lie equally conquered.”

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Thanks are justly due for things got without purchase. [Lat., Gratia pro rebus merito debetur inemtis.]

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Lente, lente currite, noctis equi. Translation: Run slowly, slowly, horses of the night.

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Whether they give or refuse, it delights women just the same to have been asked.

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Riches too increase, and the maddening craving for gold, So that men ever seek for more, that they may have the most.

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All human things hang on a slender thread, the strongest fall with a sudden crash.

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There is no such thing as pure, unalloyed pleasure; some bitter ever mingles with the sweet.

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