The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.
OVIDDignity and love do not blend well, nor do they continue long together.
More Ovid Quotes
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I flee who chases me and chase who flees me.
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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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Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.
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Poetry comes fine-spun from a mind at peace.
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Fair peace becomes men; ferocious anger belongs to beasts.
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Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.
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Either do not attempt at all or go through with it.
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Love is the force that leaves you colorless.
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If you want to be loved, be lovable.
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The cause is hidden. The effect is visible to all.
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Sometimes tears carry the same weight as words.
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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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We need to accept the strangeness of things as they are.
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Hurry to your goal together. That is full bliss when man and woman lie equally conquered.
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I am the poet of the poor, because I was poor when I loved; since I could not give gifts, I gave words.
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