The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Topics: Ovid Quotes

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

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

Time is generally the best doctor.

Time is generally the best doctor.

Use the occasion, for it passes swiftly.

Use the occasion, for it passes swiftly.

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

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

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.

Happy are those who dare courageously to defend what they love.

Happy are those who dare courageously to defend what they love.

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 whom all hate all wish to see destroyed.

He whom all hate all wish to see destroyed.

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.

The bold adventurer succeeds the best.

The bold adventurer succeeds the best.

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...

Cunning leads to knavery. It is but a step from one to the other, and...

Cunning leads to knavery. It is but a step from one to the other, and...

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...

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

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

In our leisure we reveal what kind of people we are.

In our leisure we reveal what kind of people we are.

Jupiter from on high smiles at the perjuries of lovers.

Jupiter from on high smiles at the perjuries of lovers.

Love that is fed by jealousy dies hard

Love that is fed by jealousy dies hard

There is a god within us.

There is a god within us.

Beauty is a fragile gift.

Beauty is a fragile gift.

Time, motion and wine cause sleep.

Time, motion and wine cause sleep.