Quotes by
Ovid |
Publius Ovidius Naso, 43 BC-17 AD , Roman poet
Roman poet noted especially for his Ars amatoria and Metamorphoses. He was a contemporary of the older Virgil and Horace, with whom he is ranked as one of the three canonical poets of Latin literature.
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Quotations
| • | Greatly he failed, but he had greatly dared. 18 |
| • | Now are fields of corn where Troy once stood. 6 |
| • | Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these. 6 |
| • | I am a shipwrecked man who fears every sea. 6 |
| • | He who is not prepared today will be less so tomorrow. 6 |
| • | I flee who chases me and chase who flees me. 6 |
| • | It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe that there are. 5 |
| • | So long as you are secure you will count many friends; if your life becomes clouded you will be alone. 5 |
| • | Fortune resists half-hearted prayers. 5 |
| • | Even as a cow she was lovely. 5 |
| • | Agamemnon escaped with his life from land battles and sea storms, then fell to his wife. 5 |
| • | I am the poet of the poor, because I was poor when I loved; since I could not give gifts, I gave words. 4 |
| • | A ruler should be slow to punish, and quick to reward. 4 |
| • | A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn. 3 |
Latin Quotes
| • | Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you. Perfer et obdura, dolor hic tibi proderit olim. 163 |
| • | Let us be judged by our acts. Spectemur agendo. 83 |
| • | Either don’t try at all or make sure you succeed. Aut non rem temptes aut perfice. 81 |
| • | Who is allowed to make mistakes, makes fewer mistakes. Cui peccare licet, peccat minus. 78 |
| • | The Woman is a sweet poison. Dulce puella malum est. 53 |
| • | So I can't live either without you or with you. Sic ego nec sine te nec tecum vivere possum. 49 |
| • | Time devours everything. Tempus edax rerum. 49 |
| • | I see what is better, and approve it, but I follow the worse. Video meliora, proboque, deteriora sequor. 43 |
| • | All change, nothing perishes. Omnia mutantur, nihil interit. 41 |
| • | Nothing is stronger than habit. Nil adsuetudine maius. 40 |
| • | You will be safest in the middle. Medio tutissimus ibis. 37 |
| • | One should learn even from one's enemies. Fas est ab hoste doceri. 37 |
| • | The cause is hidden, the result is obvious. Causa latet, vis est notissima. 36 |
| • | If you want to be loved, be lovable. Ut ameris, amabilis esto. 35 |
| • | The workmanship surpassed the material. Materiam superabat opus. 26 |
| • | Maximum ingenuity, raw technique. Ingenio maximus, arte rudis. (referring to poet Ennius) 25 |
| • | The result justifies the deed. Exitus acta probat. 23 |
| • | Nothing is certain to men. Nil homini certum est. 22 |
| • | Even the gods have their own laws. Sunt superis sua jura. 15 |
