We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.
OVIDPoetry comes fine-spun from a mind at peace.
More Ovid Quotes
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The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.
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Either do not attempt at all or go through with it.
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It is the poor man who’ll ever count his flock.
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Fortune and love favor the brave.
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Sometimes tears carry the same weight as words.
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I am dragged along by a strange new force. Desire and reason are pulling in different directions. I see the right way and approve it, but follow the wrong.
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I am a shipwrecked man who fears every sea.
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Whether they give or refuse, it delights women just the same to have been asked.
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It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe there are.
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All things change; nothing perishes.
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Nothing is stronger than habit.
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The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.
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Courage conquers all things: it even gives strength to the body.
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A man is sorry to be honest for nothing.
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He who has lived in obscurity has lived well.
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