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

Topics: Ovid Quotes

Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.

Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.

Love that is fed by jealousy dies hard

Love that is fed by jealousy dies hard

Venus favors the bold.

Venus favors the bold.

An anthill increases by accumulation. Medicine is consumed by distribution. That which is feared lessens...

An anthill increases by accumulation. Medicine is consumed by distribution. That which is feared lessens...

Thou seest how sloth wastes the sluggish body, as water is corrupted unless it moves.

Thou seest how sloth wastes the sluggish body, as water is corrupted unless it moves.

At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do...

At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do...

Delay is a great procuress

Delay is a great procuress

Love fed fat soon turns to boredom

Love fed fat soon turns to boredom

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...

Chance is always powerful. Let your hook always be cast; in the pool where you...

Chance is always powerful. Let your hook always be cast; in the pool where you...

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another

All love is vanquished by a succeeding love.

All love is vanquished by a succeeding love.

Give way to your opponent; thus will you gain the crown of victory.

Give way to your opponent; thus will you gain the crown of victory.

If any person wish to be idle, let them fall in love.

If any person wish to be idle, let them fall in love.

A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn;...

A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn;...

First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, I believe, three times.

First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, I believe, three times.

What is allowed us is disagreeable, what is denied us causes us intense desire.

What is allowed us is disagreeable, what is denied us causes us intense desire.

Love is full of anxious fears.

Love is full of anxious fears.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

The cause is hidden; the effect is visible to all.

The cause is hidden; the effect is visible to all.