Quotes: Ovid
Quotes 1 till 15 of 84.
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'Tis best to be silent in a bad cause.
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A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.
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A man is sorry to be honest for nothing.
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A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.
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A short absence is the safest.
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All things change, nothing is extinguished. There is nothing in the whole world which is permanent. Everything flows onward; all things are brought into being with a changing nature; the ages themselves glide by in constant movement.
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All things human hang by a slender thread; and that which seemed to stand strong suddenly falls and sinks in ruins.
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Although they posses enough, and more than enough still they yearn for more.
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Always have your hook baited, in the pool you least think, there will be a fish.
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An evil life is a kind of death.
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As the yellow gold is tried in fire, so the faith of friendship must be seen in adversity.
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Bear and endure: This sorrow will one day prove to be for your good.
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Bear patiently with a rival.
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Blemishes are hid by night and every fault forgiven; darkness makes any woman fair.
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Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.
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