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280 quotes from Ovid: 'Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.', 'Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.', and 'Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.'.
Change, Life Changing, Persistence. 87 Copy quote. Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all. Ovid. Happiness, Happy, Hurt. 92 Copy quote. Difficulty is what wakes up the genius. Ovid. Wake Up, Genius, Difficulty.
Ovid Quotes - BrainyQuote. Roman - Poet 43 BC - 17 AD. Happy are those who dare courageously to defend what they love. Ovid. Chance is always powerful. Let your hook always be cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be fish. Ovid. If you want to be loved, be lovable. Ovid.
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"Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you." / Dolor hic tibi proderit olim "There are a thousand forms of evil; there will be a thousand remedies."
"He who is not prepared today will be less so tomorrow." / Qui non est hodie cras minus aptus erit "Either do not attempt at all or go through with it." "A burden which is done well becomes light." / Leve fit, quod bene fertur, onus "Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop." "The workmanship surpassed the subject matter." / Materi...
"To be loved, be lovable." "Every lover is a soldier and has his camp in Cupid." / Militat omnis amans et habet sua castra Cupido "Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion." "Everyone is a millionaire where promises are concerned."
"It is art to conceal art." / Ars est celare artem "Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses." / Saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas "We are slow to believe that which if believed would hurt our feelings." "Habits change into character." "In our play we reveal what kind of people we are." "He who has lived in obscurity has lived well." / Ben...
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Metamorphoses Quotes Showing 1-30 of 101. “I grabbed a pile of dust, and holding it up, foolishly asked for as many birthdays as the grains of dust, I forgot to ask that they be years of youth. “Fas est ab hoste doceri. One should learn even from one's enemies.”.
Apr 8, 2024 · Quotes about Ovid [edit] The fittest for my wound, Who best the gentle passions knows to move; Ovid, the soft philosopher of love: His Love Epistles for my friends I chose; For there I found the kindred of my woes. John Dryden, Love Triumphant (1694), Act II, scene i. One often hears: that is good but it belongs to yesterday.
Mar 13, 2021 · Ovid Love Quotes In Ovid's opinion, love has power over everyone. It is a dangerous, destabilizing force that no one can resist and the misery caused by love. Below are some Ovid quotes about his view of love. 18."Love is the force that leaves you colorless."-Ovid. 19."If you would be loved, be lovable."-Ovid.
