The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.

Topics: Ovid Quotes

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up...

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up...

Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.

Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.

The bold adventurer succeeds the best.

The bold adventurer succeeds the best.

We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.

We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.

A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.

A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.

Time, motion and wine cause sleep.

Time, motion and wine cause sleep.

Daring is not safe against daring men.

Daring is not safe against daring men.

Nothing is more powerful than custom or habit.

Nothing is more powerful than custom or habit.

Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.

Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.

Delay is a great procuress

Delay is a great procuress

Luck affects everything. Let your hook always be cast; in the stream where you least...

Luck affects everything. Let your hook always be cast; in the stream where you least...

Suppressed grief suffocates, it rages within the breast, and is forced to multiply its strength.

Suppressed grief suffocates, it rages within the breast, and is forced to multiply its strength.

Love that is fed by jealousy dies hard

Love that is fed by jealousy dies hard

There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it.

There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it.

Bear and endure: This sorrow will one day prove to be for your good.

Bear and endure: This sorrow will one day prove to be for your good.

Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason? Why if it prosper, none dare call it...

Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason? Why if it prosper, none dare call it...

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has...

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has...

Enhance and intensify one's vision of that synthesis of truth and beauty which is the...

Enhance and intensify one's vision of that synthesis of truth and beauty which is the...

People are slow to claim confidence in undertakings of magnitude.

People are slow to claim confidence in undertakings of magnitude.

Tears at times have the weight of speech.

Tears at times have the weight of speech.