Jupiter from on high smiles at the perjuries of lovers.

Topics: Ovid Quotes

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...

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.

The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.

The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.

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.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another

The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will...

The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will...

Nowadays nothing but money counts: a fortune brings honors, friendships, the poor man everywhere lies...

Nowadays nothing but money counts: a fortune brings honors, friendships, the poor man everywhere lies...

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;...

An evil life is a kind of death.

An evil life is a kind of death.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

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...

He who can believe himself well, will be well.

He who can believe himself well, will be well.

The vulgar crowd values friends according to their usefulness.

The vulgar crowd values friends according to their usefulness.

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...

Everyone wishes that the man whom he fears would perish.

Everyone wishes that the man whom he fears would perish.

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...

A lady's verily is as potent as a lord's

A lady's verily is as potent as a lord's

Women are superior to men. I don't even think we're equal.

Women are superior to men. I don't even think we're equal.