We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.
- Ovid
Forbidden, Ever, After, Striving
Ah me! Love can not be cured by herbs.
- Ovid
Love, Me, Ah, Cured
Nowadays nothing but money counts: a fortune brings honors, friendships; the poor man everywhere lies low.
- Ovid
Nothing, Fortune, Counts, Friendships
Thou seest how sloth wastes the sluggish body, as water is corrupted unless it moves.
- Ovid
How, Unless, Wastes, Corrupted
The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.
- Ovid
Clean, Bright, Oil, Lamp
Give way to your opponent; thus will you gain the crown of victory.
- Ovid
Give, Will, Thus, Opponent
Venus favors the bold.
- Ovid
Bold, Favors, Venus
It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe there are.
- Ovid
Believe, Let Us, Gods, Convenient
At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time.
- Ovid
Other, Folly, Times, Delay
Death is less bitter punishment than death's delay.
- Ovid
Death, Punishment, Than, Delay
Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.
- Ovid
Happiness, Broken, Which, Hurt
The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.
- Ovid
Wanting, May, Though, Commendable
First appearance deceives many.
- Ovid
Wisdom, Appearance, Deceives, First Appearance
Against the bold, daring is unsafe.
- Ovid
Bold, Against, Daring, Unsafe
The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.
- Ovid
Thorn, Delicate, Produces, Sharp
The gods behold all righteous actions.
- Ovid
Actions, Righteous, Gods, Behold
All love is vanquished by a succeeding love.
- Ovid
Love, Succeeding, Vanquished, Love Is
Bear patiently with a rival.
- Ovid
Patience, Bear, Patiently, Rival
There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.
- Ovid
Alcohol, Refreshment, Ever, Nap
Courage conquers all things: it even gives strength to the body.
- Ovid
Strength, Things, Even, Conquers
A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a quip and worried to death by a frown on the right man's brow.
- Ovid
Death, New, Delicate, Worried
Neither can the wave that has passed by be recalled, nor the hour which has passed return again.
- Ovid
Hour, Nor, Which, Recalled
The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged.
- Ovid
Will, Race, Which, Accord
All things can corrupt when minds are prone to evil.
- Ovid
Minds, Corrupt, Things, All Things
Time, the devourer of all things.
- Ovid
Time, Things, All Things
People are slow to claim confidence in undertakings of magnitude.
- Ovid
Confidence, Slow, Magnitude, Claim
Most safely shall you tread the middle path.
- Ovid
Path, Middle, Most, Tread
No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose value must ever increase with the price it has cost us. Our integrity is never worth so much as when we have parted with our all to keep it.
- Ovid
Worth, The Only Thing, Our, Parted
The bold adventurer succeeds the best.
- Ovid
Best, Bold, Succeeds, Adventurer
A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.
- Ovid
Horse, Never, Other, Runs
What is now reason was formerly impulse or instinct.
- Ovid
Reason, Now, Instinct, Impulse
Everyone's a millionaire where promises are concerned.
- Ovid
Everyone, Concerned, Where, Promises
Alas! how difficult it is not to betray one's guilt by one's looks.
- Ovid
Guilt, How, Alas, Betray
Let me tell you I am better acquainted with you for a long absence, as men are with themselves for a long affliction: absence does but hold off a friend, to make one see him the truer.
- Ovid
Tell, Absence, Am, Acquainted
Little things please little minds.
- Ovid
Little Things, Minds, Things, Little Minds
If you want to be loved, be lovable.
- Ovid
Love, Loved, Want, Lovable
Time, motion and wine cause sleep.
- Ovid
Sleep, Motion, Cause, Wine
It is the poor man who'll ever count his flock.
- Ovid
Flock, Ever, His, Poor Man
Make the workmanship surpass the materials.
- Ovid
Workmanship, Materials, Make, Surpass
Note too that a faithful study of the liberal arts humanizes character and permits it not to be cruel.
- Ovid
Study, Liberal Arts, Note, Permits
Those things that nature denied to human sight, she revealed to the eyes of the soul.
- Ovid
Nature, Soul, She, Revealed
In an easy matter. Anybody can be eloquent.
- Ovid
Matter, Easy, Anybody, Eloquent
Time is the devourer of all things.
- Ovid
Time, Things, All Things
An anthill increases by accumulation. Medicine is consumed by distribution. That which is feared lessens by association. This is the thing to understand.
- Ovid
Consumed, Which, Feared, Distribution
First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, 'I believe,' three times.
- Ovid
Morning, Loud, Before, I Believe
The prayers of cowards fortune spurns.
- Ovid
Fortune, Cowards, Prayers
What makes men indifferent to their wives is that they can see them when they please.
- Ovid
Men, See, Makes, Indifferent
Art lies by its own artifice.
- Ovid
Art, Own, Lies, Artifice
Love is a credulous thing.
- Ovid
Love, Love Is, Thing, Credulous
It is annoying to be honest to no purpose.
- Ovid
Purpose, Honest, Annoying
Love is full of anxious fears.
- Ovid
Love, Anxious, Full, Love Is
Suppressed grief suffocates, it rages within the breast, and is forced to multiply its strength.
- Ovid
Strength, Within, Forced, Grief
What is deservedly suffered must be borne with calmness, but when the pain is unmerited, the grief is resistless.
- Ovid
Pain, Suffered, Borne, Grief
Love is a kind of warfare.
- Ovid
Love, Kind, Warfare, Love Is
Love is a thing that is full of cares and fears.
- Ovid
Love, Cares, Thing, Love Is
The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.
- Ovid
Calm, Shipwreck, Even, Experienced
Love and dignity cannot share the same abode.
- Ovid
Love, Dignity, Same, Abode
Nothing is more powerful than custom or habit.
- Ovid
Habit, Powerful, More, Custom
Majesty and love do not consort well together, nor do they dwell in the same place.
- Ovid
Love, Same, Nor, Majesty
Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.
- Ovid
Reward, Unless, Brings, Deed
Where belief is painful we are slow to believe.
- Ovid
Believe, Slow, Where, Painful
Happy are those who dare courageously to defend what they love.
- Ovid
Love, Courage, Courageously, Dare
A man is sorry to be honest for nothing.
- Ovid
Sorry, Honest, Nothing, To Be Honest
I attempt an arduous task; but there is no worth in that which is not a difficult achievement.
- Ovid
Achievement, Task, Which, Arduous
Why should I go into details, we have nothing that is not perishable except what our hearts and our intellects endows us with.
- Ovid
Nothing, Go, Perishable, Hearts
Whether you call my heart affectionate, or you call it womanish: I confess, that to my misfortune, it is soft.
- Ovid
Call, Confess, Whether, Soft
Fortune and love favor the brave.
- Ovid
Love, Fortune, Favor, Brave
In our leisure we reveal what kind of people we are.
- Ovid
Kind, Reveal, Our, Leisure
Fair peace becomes men; ferocious anger belongs to beasts.
- Ovid
Anger, Ferocious, Belongs, Beasts
My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.
- Ovid
Hope, Realized, Always, Hopes
A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.
- Ovid
Slow, Reward, Quick, Prince
Bear and endure: This sorrow will one day prove to be for your good.
- Ovid
Sympathy, Will, Prove, Bear
An evil life is a kind of death.
- Ovid
Death, Life Is A, Kind, Evil
You will go most safely in the middle.
- Ovid
Will, Middle, Most, Safely
Take rest; a field that has rested gives a beautiful crop.
- Ovid
Beautiful, Rest, Take, Gives
The heavier crop is ever in others' fields.
- Ovid
Crop, Ever, Heavier, Fields
Everyone wishes that the man whom he fears would perish.
- Ovid
Fear, Perish, Would, Wishes
Cunning leads to knavery. It is but a step from one to the other, and that very slippery. Only lying makes the difference; add that to cunning, and it is knavery.
- Ovid
Cunning, Add, Very, Lying
Blemishes are hid by night and every fault forgiven; darkness makes any woman fair.
- Ovid
Woman, Night, Hid, Forgiven
The high-spirited man may indeed die, but he will not stoop to meanness. Fire, though it may be quenched, will not become cool.
- Ovid
Die, May, Meanness, Stoop
Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.
- Ovid
Everything, Hour, Appointed, Gradually
Endure and persist; this pain will turn to good by and by.
- Ovid
Strength, Pain, Will, Persist
The vulgar crowd values friends according to their usefulness.
- Ovid
Values, Crowd, Vulgar, Usefulness
Time is generally the best doctor.
- Ovid
Best, Medical, Doctor, Generally
Jupiter from on high smiles at the perjuries of lovers.
- Ovid
Smiles, Lovers, High, Jupiter
Let what is irksome become habitual, no more will it trouble you.
- Ovid
Trouble, Will, More, Habitual
Chance is always powerful. Let your hook always be cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be fish.
- Ovid
Chance, Will, Always, Fish
Luck affects everything. Let your hook always be cast; in the stream where you least expect it there will be a fish.
- Ovid
Luck, Chance, Always, Fish
Let your hook be always cast. In the pool where you least expect it, will be fish.
- Ovid
Always, Expect, Cast, Fish
Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.
- Ovid
I Am, Ancient Times, Times, Glad
He whom all hate all wish to see destroyed.
- Ovid
Wish, See, Destroyed, Whom
What is without periods of rest will not endure.
- Ovid
Rest, Will, Endure, Periods
Like fragile ice anger passes away in time.
- Ovid
Away, Like, Passes, Fragile
Beauty is a fragile gift.
- Ovid
Beauty, Gift, Fragile
The penalty may be removed, the crime is eternal.
- Ovid
May, Penalty, Eternal, Crime
Whether they give or refuse, it delights women just the same to have been asked.
- Ovid
Give, Been, Delights, Refuse
Enhance and intensify one's vision of that synthesis of truth and beauty which is the highest and deepest reality.
- Ovid
Truth, Vision, Which, Synthesis
The cause is hidden; the effect is visible to all.
- Ovid
Hidden, Visible, Cause, Effect
Every lover is a soldier.
- Ovid
Soldier, Every, Lover
Often they benefit who suffer wrong.
- Ovid
Suffer, Often, Who, Benefit
Many women long for what eludes them, and like not what is offered them.
- Ovid
Like, Them, Eludes, Offered
Use the occasion, for it passes swiftly.
- Ovid
Occasion, Passes, Use, Swiftly
Daring is not safe against daring men.
- Ovid
Men, Against, Daring, Safe
Envy aims very high.
- Ovid
Envy, High, Very, Aims
Tears at times have the weight of speech.
- Ovid
Tears, Weight, Times, Speech
To feel our ills is one thing, but to cure them is another.
- Ovid
Feel, Another, One Thing, Cure
The good of other times let people state; I think it lucky I was born so late.
- Ovid
Think, Lucky, Other, I Was Born
The burden which is well borne becomes light.
- Ovid
Light, Which, Borne, Burden
Neglect of appearance becomes men.
- Ovid
Men, Appearance, Becomes, Neglect
What is it that love does to a woman? Without she only sleeps; with it alone, she lives.
- Ovid
Love, Alone, She, Sleeps
He who can believe himself well, will be well.
- Ovid
Believe, Will, Well, Himself
There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it.
- Ovid
Anxiety, Some, Always, Pleasure
How little is the promise of the child fulfilled in the man.
- Ovid
Man, How, Fulfilled, Promise
Minds that are ill at ease are agitated by both hope and fear.
- Ovid
Fear, Minds, Ease, Ill
If any person wish to be idle, let them fall in love.
- Ovid
Love, Fall, Idle, Wish
Medicine sometimes snatches away health, sometimes gives it.
- Ovid
Medical, Sometimes, Away, Medicine
You can learn from anyone even your enemy.
- Ovid
Learn, Even, Anyone, Enemy
He who would not be idle, let him fall in love.
- Ovid
Love, Fall, Would, Idle
Either do not attempt at all, or go through with it.
- Ovid
Go, Through, Either, Attempt
He who says o'er much I love not is in love.
- Ovid
Love, He, I Love, Says
Habits change into character.
- Ovid
Change, Habits, Character
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