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Ovid Quotes: "There will grow from straws a mighty heap."

There will grow from straws a mighty heap.



Ovid Quotes: "Stones are hollowed out by the constant dropping of water."

Stones are hollowed out by the constant dropping of water.




Ovid Quotes: "He who would not be idle, let him fall in love."

He who would not be idle, let him fall in love.



Ovid Quotes: "Habit had made the custom."

Habit had made the custom.




Ovid Quotes: "Believe me, the gods spare the afflicted, and do not always oppress those who are unfortunate."

Believe me, the gods spare the afflicted, and do not always oppress those who are unfortunate.



Ovid Quotes: "Birth and ancestry, and that which we have not ourselves achieved, we can scarcely call our own."

Birth and ancestry, and that which we have not ourselves achieved, we can scarcely call our own.



Ovid Quotes: "Anger assists hands however weak."

Anger assists hands however weak.




Ovid Quotes: "According to the state of a man's conscience, so do hope and fear on account of his deeds arise in his mind."

According to the state of a man's conscience, so do hope and fear on account of his deeds arise in his mind.



Ovid Quotes: "We covet what is guarded; the very care invokes the thief. Few love what they may have."

We covet what is guarded; the very care invokes the thief. Few love what they may have.



Ovid Quotes: "The prayers of cowards fortune spurns."

The prayers of cowards fortune spurns.



Ovid Quotes: "Treat a thousand dispositions in a thousand ways."

Treat a thousand dispositions in a thousand ways.



Ovid Quotes: "Art lies by its own artifice."

Art lies by its own artifice.




Ovid Quotes: "To feel our ills is one thing, but to cure them is another."

To feel our ills is one thing, but to cure them is another.



Ovid Quotes: "The least strength suffices to break what is bruised."

The least strength suffices to break what is bruised.



Ovid Quotes: "Indulgent gods, grant me to sin once with impunity. That is sufficient. Let a second offence bear its punishment."

Indulgent gods, grant me to sin once with impunity. That is sufficient. Let a second offence bear its punishment.



Ovid Quotes: "The mind conscious of innocence despises false reports: but we are a set always ready to believe a scandal."

The mind conscious of innocence despises false reports: but we are a set always ready to believe a scandal.



Ovid Quotes: "What follows I flee; what flees I ever pursue."

What follows I flee; what flees I ever pursue.



Ovid Quotes: "The gods see the deeds of the righteous. [Lat., Di pia facta vident.]"

The gods see the deeds of the righteous. [Lat., Di pia facta vident.]



Ovid Quotes: "There is no such thing as pure, unalloyed pleasure; some bitter ever mingles with the sweet."

There is no such thing as pure, unalloyed pleasure; some bitter ever mingles with the sweet.



Ovid Quotes: "And I will capture your minds with sweet novelty. [Lat., Dulcique animos novitate tenebo.]"

And I will capture your minds with sweet novelty. [Lat., Dulcique animos novitate tenebo.]



Ovid Quotes: "Take this at least, this last advice, my son: Keep a stiff rein, and move but gently on: The coursers of themselves will run too fast, Your art must be to moderate their haste."

Take this at least, this last advice, my son: Keep a stiff rein, and move but gently on: The coursers of themselves will run too fast, Your art must be to moderate their haste.



Ovid Quotes: "The deeds of men never escape the gods. [Lat., Acta deos nunquam mortalia fallunt.]"

The deeds of men never escape the gods. [Lat., Acta deos nunquam mortalia fallunt.]



Ovid Quotes: "A boar is often held by a not-so-large dog."

A boar is often held by a not-so-large dog.



Ovid Quotes: "What ignorance there is in human minds."

What ignorance there is in human minds.



Ovid Quotes: "We two [Deucalion and Pyrrha, after the deluge] form a multitude. [Lat., Nos duo turba sumus.]"

We two [Deucalion and Pyrrha, after the deluge] form a multitude. [Lat., Nos duo turba sumus.]



Ovid Quotes: "The dove, O hawk, that has once been wounded by thy talons, is frightened by the least movement of a wing. [Lat., Terretur minimo pennae stridore columba Unguibus, accipiter, saucia facta tuis.]"

The dove, O hawk, that has once been wounded by thy talons, is frightened by the least movement of a wing. [Lat., Terretur minimo pennae stridore columba Unguibus, accipiter, saucia facta tuis.]



Ovid Quotes: "Pursuits become habits."

Pursuits become habits.



Ovid Quotes: "There are a thousand forms of evil; there will be a thousand remedies."

There are a thousand forms of evil; there will be a thousand remedies.



Ovid Quotes: "You do not know it but you are the talk of all the town. [Lat., Fabula (nec sentis) tota jactaris in urba.]"

You do not know it but you are the talk of all the town. [Lat., Fabula (nec sentis) tota jactaris in urba.]



Ovid Quotes: "The swallow is not ensnared by men because of its gentle nature. [Lat., At caret insidiis hominum, quia mitis, hirundo.]"

The swallow is not ensnared by men because of its gentle nature. [Lat., At caret insidiis hominum, quia mitis, hirundo.]



Ovid Quotes: "Overlook our deeds, since you know that crime was absent from our inclination. [Lat., Factis ignoscite nostris Si scelus ingenio scitis abesse meo.]"

Overlook our deeds, since you know that crime was absent from our inclination. [Lat., Factis ignoscite nostris Si scelus ingenio scitis abesse meo.]



Ovid Quotes: "Thanks are justly due for boons unbought"

Thanks are justly due for boons unbought



Ovid Quotes: "Although they posses enough, and more than enough still they yearn for more."

Although they posses enough, and more than enough still they yearn for more.



Ovid Quotes: "Every man should stay within his own fortune. [Lat., Intera fortunam quisque debet manere suam.]"

Every man should stay within his own fortune. [Lat., Intera fortunam quisque debet manere suam.]



Ovid Quotes: "It is some relief to weep; grief is satisfied and carried off by tears."

It is some relief to weep; grief is satisfied and carried off by tears.



Ovid Quotes: "A broken fortune is like a falling column; the lower it sinks, the greater weight it has to sustain."

A broken fortune is like a falling column; the lower it sinks, the greater weight it has to sustain.



Ovid Quotes: "The love of fame usually spurs on the mind. [Lat., Ingenio stimulos subdere fama solet.]"

The love of fame usually spurs on the mind. [Lat., Ingenio stimulos subdere fama solet.]



Ovid Quotes: "When disposition wins us, the features please."

When disposition wins us, the features please.



Ovid Quotes: "Had I not sinned what would there be for you to pardon. My fate has given you the opportunity for mercy."

Had I not sinned what would there be for you to pardon. My fate has given you the opportunity for mercy.



Ovid Quotes: "What is now reason was formerly impulse or instinct."

What is now reason was formerly impulse or instinct.



Ovid Quotes: "Many women long for what eludes them, and like not what is offered them."

Many women long for what eludes them, and like not what is offered them.



Ovid Quotes: "Few love what they may have."

Few love what they may have.



Ovid Quotes: "Time is a stream which glides smoothly on and is past before we know."

Time is a stream which glides smoothly on and is past before we know.



Ovid Quotes: "When the character's right, looks are a greater delight."

When the character's right, looks are a greater delight.



Ovid Quotes: "Men should not care too much for good looks; neglect is becoming."

Men should not care too much for good looks; neglect is becoming.



Ovid Quotes: "Nothing is more useful to man that those arts which have no utility."

Nothing is more useful to man that those arts which have no utility.



Ovid Quotes: "There is no small pleasure in pure water."

There is no small pleasure in pure water.



Ovid Quotes: "It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave fault to speak of matters on which we should be silent."

It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave fault to speak of matters on which we should be silent.



Ovid Quotes: "Meet the disorder in the outset, the medicine may be too late, when the disease has gained ground through delay."

Meet the disorder in the outset, the medicine may be too late, when the disease has gained ground through delay.