What is now reason was formerly impulse or instinct.

Topics: Ovid Quotes

Let what is irksome become habitual, no more will it trouble you.

Let what is irksome become habitual, no more will it trouble you.

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...

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...

Everyone wishes that the man whom he fears would perish.

Everyone wishes that the man whom he fears would perish.

Time, the devourer of all things.

Time, the devourer of all things.

Why should I go into details, we have nothing that is not perishable except what...

Why should I go into details, we have nothing that is not perishable except what...

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A short absence is safest

A short absence is safest

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...

The gods behold all righteous actions.

The gods behold all righteous actions.

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,...

The cause is hidden; the effect is visible to all.

The cause is hidden; the effect is visible to all.

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...

We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.

We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.

Little things please little minds.

Little things please little minds.

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...

The love of fame puts spurs to the mind

The love of fame puts spurs to the mind

Those things that nature denied to human sight, she revealed to the eyes of the...

Those things that nature denied to human sight, she revealed to the eyes of the...

The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.

The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.

Art lies by its own artifice.

Art lies by its own artifice.