I grabbed a pile of dust, and holding it up, foolishly asked for as many birthdays as the grains of dust, I forgot to ask that they be years of youth.
OVIDI grabbed a pile of dust, and holding it up, foolishly asked for as many birthdays as the grains of dust, I forgot to ask that they be years of youth.
OVIDNeither can the wave that has passed by be recalled, nor the hour which has passed return again.
OVIDLove and dignity cannot share the same abode.
OVIDYou will go most safely by the middle way.
OVIDAt times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time.
OVIDMy vengeance is my guilt.
OVIDAnd besides, we lovers fear everything.
OVIDAnything cracked will shatter at a touch.
OVIDVenus is kind to creatures as young as we; We know not what we do, and while we’re young We have the right to live and love like gods.
OVIDWe are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.
OVIDBlemishes are hid by night and every fault forgiven; darkness makes any woman fair.
OVIDThe spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged.
OVIDI am a shipwrecked man who fears every sea.
OVIDBe patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.
OVIDIn the make-up of human beings, intelligence counts for more than our hands, and that is our true strength.
OVIDGod himself helps those who dare.
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