Ovid Publius Ovidius Naso Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

40 Famous Quotes by Ovid Publius Ovidius Naso
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“Bear and forbear.”
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Source: also attributed to Epictetus
“Bring a lawsuit against a man who can pay; the poor man's acts are not worth the expence.”
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Source: also attributed to Epictetus
“I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the worse!”
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Source: (Latin)
“I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.”
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Source: (Latin)
“I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard.”
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Source: (Latin)
“Idleness ruins the constitution.”
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Source: (Latin)
“Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.”
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Source: (Latin)
“In prosperity you may count on many friends; if the sky becomes overcast you will be alone.”
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Source: (Latin)
“It is a kingly act to help the fallen.”
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Source: (Latin)
“It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave fault to speak of matters on which we should be silent.”
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Source: (Latin)
“It is good to be taught even by an enemy.”
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Source: (Latin)
“It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.”
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Source: (Latin)
“Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will become broken and his torch extinguished.”
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Source: (Latin)
“Let the poor man mind his tongue.”
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Source: (Latin)
“Love and dignity do not dwell together.”
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Source: (Latin)
“Love conquers all things; let us own her dominion.”
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Source: (Latin)
“Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.”
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Source: (Latin)
“Make good use of your time, it flies fast.”
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Source: (Latin)
“My bark, once struck by the fury of the storm, dreads again to approach the place of danger.”
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Source: (Latin)
“Neither shall the wave, which has passed on, ever be recalled; nor can the hour, which has once fled by, return again.”
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Source: (Latin)
“No herb can remedy the anguish of love.”
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Source: (Latin)
“No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.”
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Source: (Latin)
“Novelty in all things is charming.”
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Source: (Latin)
“Occupy yourself, and you will be out of harm's way.”
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Source: (Latin)
“Our native land attracts us with some mysterious charm, never to be forgotten.”
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Source: (Latin)