Ovid Quotes

Give way to your opponent; thus will you gain the crown of victory.

Against the bold, daring is unsafe.

It is some relief to weep; grief is satisfied and carried off by tears.

Destroy our leisure and you break love's bow.

It's useful that there should be Gods, so let's believe there are.

I cannot keep track of all the vagaries of fashion, Every day, so it seems, brings in a different style.

A thousand ills require a thousand cures.

Luck affects everything; let your hook always be cast.

That which never has been, never is, and never will be.

A ruler should be slow to punish and swift to reward.

There is a certain kind of pleasure in weeping.

Note too that a faithful study of the liberal arts humanizes character and permits it not to be cruel.

When the character's right, looks are a greater delight.

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

Take away leisure and Cupid's bow is broken

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

Beauty is a frail good.

He, who is not prepared today, will be less so tomorrow.

Women can always be caught; that's the first rule of the game.

That you may please others you must be forgetful of yourself.

In the make-up of human beings, intelligence counts for more than our hands, and that is our true strength.

Love is the force that leaves you colorless

If you count the sunny and the cloudy days of the whole year, you will find that the sunshine predominates.

The gods favor the bold.

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

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

Anything cracked will shatter at a touch.

Use the occasion, for it passes swiftly.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

You put aside the work that's done, and seek some work to do.

Yield to him who opposes you; by yielding you conquer.

There is nothing constant in the universe. All ebb and flow, and every shape that's born, bears in its womb the seeds of change.

Everything changes, nothing is lost.

We two are to ourselves a crowd.

Where belief is painful we are slow to believe.

It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.

An injury may prove a blessing.

Had I not sinned what would there be for you to pardon. My fate has given you the opportunity for mercy.

The glow of inspiration warms us; it is a holy rapture.

It's right to learn, even from the enemy.

Love and dignity cannot share the same abode.

The gods behold all righteous actions.

I could not possibly count the gold-digging ruses of women, Not if I had ten mouths, not if I had ten tongues.

Tears are at times as eloquent as words. [Weeping hath a voice.]

The high-spirited man may indeed die, but he will not stoop to meanness. Fire, though it may be quenched, will not become cool.

Few love what they may have.

Today is truly the Golden Age: gold buys hornor, gold procures love

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.