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OvidOvid Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.
OvidOvid Eurydice, dying now a second time, uttered no complaint against her husband. What was there to complain of, but that she had been loved?
OvidOvid The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged.
OvidOvid Venus 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.
OvidOvid People are slow to claim confidence in undertakings of magnitude.
OvidOvid In the make-up of human beings, intelligence counts for more than our hands, and that is our true strength.
OvidOvid Enhance and intensify one’s vision of that synthesis of truth and beauty which is the highest and deepest reality.
OvidOvid Habits change into character.
OvidOvid Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion.
OvidOvid Take rest; a field that has rested gives a beautiful crop.
OvidOvid Little things please little minds.
OvidOvid My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.
OvidOvid The bold adventurer succeeds the best.
OvidOvid In our play we reveal what kind of people we are.
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