Ovid quotes

“The burden which is well borne becomes light.”

— Ovid

“How little is the promise of the child fulfilled in the man.”

— Ovid

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

— Ovid

“Nothing is more powerful than custom or habit.”

— Ovid

“An evil life is a kind of death.”

— Ovid

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

— Ovid

“Time is generally the best doctor.”

— Ovid

“In an easy matter. Anybody can be eloquent.”

— Ovid

“Bear patiently with a rival.”

— Ovid

“Whether you call my heart affectionate, or you call it womanish: I confess, that to my misfortune, it is soft.”

— Ovid

“Why should I go into details, we have nothing that is not perishable except what our hearts and our intellects endows us with.”

— Ovid

“Blemishes are hid by night and every fault forgiven; darkness makes any woman fair. ”

— Ovid

“A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.”

— Ovid

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

— Ovid

“If any person wish to be idle, let them fall in love.”

— Ovid

“The good of other times let people state; I think it lucky I was born so late.”

— Ovid

“Everyone's a millionaire where promises are concerned.”

— Ovid

“Minds that are ill at ease are agitated by both hope and fear.”

— Ovid

“Make the workmanship surpass the materials.”

— Ovid

“What is now reason was formerly impulse or instinct.”

— Ovid

“What is without periods of rest will not endure.”

— Ovid

“Majesty and love do not consort well together, nor do they dwell in the same place.”

— Ovid

“The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.”

— Ovid

“Love is full of anxious fears.”

— Ovid

“He who can believe himself well, will be well.”

— Ovid

“Like fragile ice anger passes away in time.”

— Ovid

“The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.”

— Ovid

“Habits change into character.”

— Ovid

“Neglect of appearance becomes men.”

— Ovid

“Love is a kind of warfare.”

— Ovid