Fair peace becomes men; ferocious anger belongs to beasts.

Topics: Ovid Quotes

Minds that are ill at ease are agitated by both hope and fear.

Minds that are ill at ease are agitated by both hope and fear.

Often they benefit who suffer wrong.

Often they benefit who suffer wrong.

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...

The prayers of cowards fortune spurns.

The prayers of cowards fortune spurns.

As the yellow gold is tried in fire, so the faith of friendship must be...

As the yellow gold is tried in fire, so the faith of friendship must be...

Fortune and love favor the brave.

Fortune and love favor the brave.

Love is a kind of warfare.

Love is a kind of warfare.

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

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

Friendship is but a name; fidelity but an empty name.

Friendship is but a name; fidelity but an empty name.

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...

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...

The gods behold all righteous actions.

The gods behold all righteous actions.

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.

It is annoying to be honest to no purpose.

It is annoying to be honest to no purpose.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another

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

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

All love is vanquished by a succeeding love.

All love is vanquished by a succeeding love.

He who can believe himself well, will be well.

He who can believe himself well, will be well.

Note too that a faithful study of the liberal arts humanizes character and permits it...

Note too that a faithful study of the liberal arts humanizes character and permits it...