Neither can the wave that has passed by be recalled, nor the hour which has passed return again.
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Ovid101 quotes“Neither can the wave that has passed by be recalled, nor the hour which has passed return again.”
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If any person wish to be idle, let them fall in love.
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OvidOvid Make the workmanship surpass the materials.
OvidOvid Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.
OvidOvid By yielding you may obtain victory.
OvidOvid We believe slowly when belief brings pain.
OvidOvid Our native land charms us with inexpressible sweetness, and never, never allows us to forget that we belong to it.
OvidOvid There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it.
OvidOvid We need to accept the strangeness of things as they are.
OvidOvid He loved a lifeless thing and he was utterly and hopelessly wretched.
OvidOvid Greatly he failed, but he had greatly dared.
OvidOvid All love is vanquished by a succeeding love.
OvidOvid What we have been, or now are, we shall not be tomorrow.
OvidOvid Everyone’s a millionaire where promises are concerned.
OvidOvid Hurry to your goal together. That is full bliss when man and woman lie equally conquered.
OvidOvid Death is less bitter punishment than death’s delay.
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ShamaShama Stop counting the reasons why they should be loved and start counting the many reasons why you are the one who is worth loving.
Ayaka HaseAyaka Hase Sure, there are oceans and seas and magnificent things – but none of them are you.
L.T. PhoenixL.T. Phoenix I wish you the wildest of dreams.
Kate WestKate West The way you look at me, The way you make me feel whole, The way you make me feel safe, thats poetry to me.
Barbara GianquittoBarbara Gianquitto You cannot leave and have me too I cannot exist in two places at once-when you ask if we can still be friends.
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Keep your eyes on the prize and don’t turn back.
Bill ClintonBill Clinton Extend an act of kindness each day. No one has to know. It can be a smile, reassuring words, a small favor – without expecting something in return.
Tara BrachTara Brach Once heaven is done with grandma, we’d like her back, thanks.
Mitch AlbomMitch Albom Everybody knows what the moon is, everybody knows what this decade is, and everybody can tell a live astronaut who returned from the moon from one who didn’t.
Wernher von BraunWernher von Braun There will always be one you return you, no matter which way you run to.
W. ShaykW. Shayk You can always come back, but you can’t come back all the way.
Bob DylanBob Dylan The public is a monster and that is why I am not eager to return to the stage.
Maria CallasMaria Callas From good to bad, and from bad to worse, From worse unto that is worst of all, And then return to his former fall.
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