Make the workmanship surpass the materials.
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More Ovid Quotes
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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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I attempt an arduous task; but there is no worth in that which is not a difficult achievement.
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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.
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Poetry comes fine-spun from a mind at peace.
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Every lover is a soldier.
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The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged.
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What we have been, or now are, we shall not be tomorrow.
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The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.
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Our native land charms us with inexpressible sweetness, and never, never allows us to forget that we belong to it.
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There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.
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In our play we reveal what kind of people we are.
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If you want to be loved, be lovable.
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It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe there are.
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Blemishes are hid by night and every fault forgiven; darkness makes any woman fair.
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Take rest; a field that has rested gives a beautiful crop.
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