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We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.
OvidOvid Even as a cow she was lovely.
OvidOvid I attempt an arduous task; but there is no worth in that which is not a difficult achievement.
OvidOvid Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.
OvidOvid Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.
OvidOvid The cause is hidden. The effect is visible to all.
OvidOvid If any person wish to be idle, let them fall in love.
OvidOvid Love is the force that leaves you colorless.
OvidOvid Make the workmanship surpass the materials.
OvidOvid Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.
OvidOvid By yielding you may obtain victory.
OvidOvid We believe slowly when belief brings pain.
OvidOvid Our native land charms us with inexpressible sweetness, and never, never allows us to forget that we belong to it.
OvidOvid There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it.
OvidOvid We need to accept the strangeness of things as they are.
OvidOvid He loved a lifeless thing and he was utterly and hopelessly wretched.
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