Envy depreciates the genius of the great Homer. Ovid
Envy depreciates the genius of the great Homer.
Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish. Ovid
Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.
Medicine sometimes snatches away health, sometimes gives it. Ovid
Medicine sometimes snatches away health, sometimes gives it.
The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses. Ovid
The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.
We are always striving for things forbidden, and coveting those denied us. Ovid
We are always striving for things forbidden, and coveting those denied us.
A short absence is safest Ovid
A short absence is safest
Here shame dissuades him, there his fear prevails, And each by turns his aching heart assails. Ovid
Here shame dissuades him, there his fear prevails, And each by turns his aching heart assails.
Every lover is a soldier and has his camp in Cupid. Ovid
Every lover is a soldier and has his camp in Cupid.
Remove the temptation of idleness and cupids bow is useless. Ovid
Remove the temptation of idleness and cupids bow is useless.
Love is full of anxious fears. Ovid
Love is full of anxious fears.
Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion. Ovid
Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion.
When there is plenty of wine, sorrow and worry take wing. Ovid
When there is plenty of wine, sorrow and worry take wing.
In sweet water there is a pleasure ungrudged by anyone. Ovid
In sweet water there is a pleasure ungrudged by anyone.
Everyone wishes that the man whom he fears would perish. Ovid
Everyone wishes that the man whom he fears would perish.