Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.
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.
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Poetry comes fine-spun from a mind at peace.
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Eurydice, dying now a second time, uttered no complaint against her husband. What was there to complain of, but that she had been loved?
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And besides, we lovers fear everything.
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The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.
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Fortune and love favor the brave.
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First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, ‘I believe,’ three times.
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Dignity and love do not blend well, nor do they continue long together.
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The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.
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In the make-up of human beings, intelligence counts for more than our hands, and that is our true strength.
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At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time.
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He who can believe himself well, will be well.
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Whether they give or refuse, it delights women just the same to have been asked.
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Death is less bitter punishment than death’s delay.
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If any person wish to be idle, let them fall in love.
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Fair peace becomes men; ferocious anger belongs to beasts.
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