It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe there are.
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More Ovid Quotes
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Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.
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What is it that love does to a woman? Without she only sleeps; with it alone, she lives.
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Time the devourer of all things.
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A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.
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Courage conquers all things: it even gives strength to the body.
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Medicine sometimes snatches away health, sometimes gives it.
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Beauty is a fragile gift.
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Love is a kind of warfare.
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In our leisure we reveal what kind of people we are.
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Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.
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There is a certain pleasure in weeping.
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Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses.
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Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.
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It’s right to learn, even from the enemy.
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Tears at times have the weight of speech.
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