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

Topics: Ovid Quotes

You will go most safely in the middle.

You will go most safely in the middle.

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...

Beauty is a fragile gift.

Beauty is a fragile gift.

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.

The heavier crop is ever in others' fields.

The heavier crop is ever in others' fields.

Every lover is a soldier.

Every lover is a soldier.

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...

Like fragile ice anger passes away in time.

Like fragile ice anger passes away in time.

Often they benefit who suffer wrong.

Often they benefit who suffer wrong.

A short absence is safest

A short absence is safest

Neither can the wave that has passed by be recalled, nor the hour which has...

Neither can the wave that has passed by be recalled, nor the hour which has...

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.

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.

Whether you call my heart affectionate, or you call it womanish: I confess, that to...

Whether you call my heart affectionate, or you call it womanish: I confess, that to...

Love is full of anxious fears.

Love is full of anxious fears.

Everyone is a millionaire where promises are concerned

Everyone is a millionaire where promises are concerned

Endure and persist, this pain will turn good by and by.

Endure and persist, this pain will turn good by and by.

The good of other times let people state; I think it lucky I was born...

The good of other times let people state; I think it lucky I was born...

The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.

The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.

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

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