Death is less bitter punishment than death’s delay.
OVIDDeath is less bitter punishment than death’s delay.
OVIDOur native land charms us with inexpressible sweetness, and never, never allows us to forget that we belong to it.
OVIDThere is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.
OVIDHe loved a lifeless thing and he was utterly and hopelessly wretched.
OVIDLittle things please little minds.
OVIDThe spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged.
OVIDMy vengeance is my guilt.
OVIDFortune and love favor the brave.
OVIDWe need to accept the strangeness of things as they are.
OVIDFirst appearance deceives many.
OVIDThe man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.
OVIDEven as a cow she was lovely.
OVIDDripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.
OVIDWe are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.
OVIDI am the poet of the poor, because I was poor when I loved; since I could not give gifts, I gave words.
OVIDBeauty is a fragile gift.
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