He who says o'er much I love not is in love.

Topics: Ovid Quotes

The prayers of cowards fortune spurns.

The prayers of cowards fortune spurns.

No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose...

No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose...

What is deservedly suffered must be borne with calmness, but when the pain is unmerited,...

What is deservedly suffered must be borne with calmness, but when the pain is unmerited,...

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...

I attempt an arduous task; but there is no worth in that which is not...

I attempt an arduous task; but there is no worth in that which is not...

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...

Art lies by its own artifice.

Art lies by its own artifice.

Resist beginnings it is too late to employ medicine when the evil has grown strong...

Resist beginnings it is too late to employ medicine when the evil has grown strong...

Alas! how difficult it is not to betray one's guilt by one's looks.

Alas! how difficult it is not to betray one's guilt by one's looks.

Blemishes are hid by night and every fault forgiven; darkness makes any woman fair.

Blemishes are hid by night and every fault forgiven; darkness makes any woman fair.

The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.

The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.

The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.

The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.

The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.

The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.

First appearance deceives many.

First appearance deceives many.

What makes men indifferent to their wives is that they can see them when they...

What makes men indifferent to their wives is that they can see them when they...

Judgment of beauty can err, what with the wine and the dark

Judgment of beauty can err, what with the wine and the dark

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.

Let me tell you I am better acquainted with you for a long absence, as...

Let me tell you I am better acquainted with you for a long absence, as...

Absence makes the heart go fonder

Absence makes the heart go fonder

A short absence is safest

A short absence is safest