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

Topics: Ovid Quotes

The burden which is well borne becomes light.

The burden which is well borne becomes light.

A short absence is safest

A short absence is safest

Every lover is a soldier.

Every lover is a soldier.

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.

The high-spirited man may indeed die, but he will not stoop to meanness. Fire, though...

The high-spirited man may indeed die, but he will not stoop to meanness. Fire, though...

An evil life is a kind of death.

An evil life is a kind of death.

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...

He who would not be idle, let him fall in love.

He who would not be idle, let him fall in love.

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.

Most safely shall you tread the middle path.

Most safely shall you tread the middle path.

Love fed fat soon turns to boredom

Love fed fat soon turns to boredom

You will go most safely in the middle.

You will go most safely in the middle.

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...

Everyone wishes that the man whom he fears would perish.

Everyone wishes that the man whom he fears would perish.

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.

Art lies by its own artifice.

Art lies by its own artifice.

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.

There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in...

There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in...

The gods behold all righteous actions.

The gods behold all righteous actions.

Jupiter from on high smiles at the perjuries of lovers.

Jupiter from on high smiles at the perjuries of lovers.