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| Ovid
A drop of water hollows a stone, not by force, but by continuously dripping. A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace. A man is sorry to be honest for nothing. A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward. All the things which I denied could happen are now happening. All things change, nothing is extinguished. … There is nothing in the whole world which is permanent. Everything flows onward; all things are brought into being with a changing nature; the ages themselves glide by in constant movement. Although they posses enough, and more than enough still they yearn for more. An anthill increases by accumulation. Medicine is consumed by distribution. That which is feared lessens by association. This is the thing to understand. An evil life is a kind of death. At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time. Bear patiently with a rival. Blemishes are hid by night and every fault forgiven; darkness makes any woman fair. Chance is always powerful. Let your hook always be cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be fish. Courage conquers all things: it even gives strength to the body. Cunning leads to knavery. It is but a step from one to the other, and that very slippery. Only lying makes the difference; add that to cunning, and it is knavery. Daring is not safe against daring men. Either do not attempt at all, or go through with it. Endure and persist; this pain will turn to good by and by. Enhance and intensify one's vision of that synthesis of truth and beauty which is the highest and deepest reality. Envy aims very high. Everyone wishes that the man whom he fears would perish. Everyone's a millionaire where promises are concerned. Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour. Fair peace becomes men; ferocious anger belongs to beasts. First appearance deceives many. First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, "I believe," three times. Fortune and love favor the brave. Frankly, I don't want to see a rapid upturn. I want it to hold until some of these idiotic competitors go bust. Happy are those who dare courageously to defend what they love. He who is not prepared today will be less prepared tomorrow. How little is the promise of the child fulfilled in the man. I attempt an arduous task; but there is no worth in that which is not a difficult achievement. I carry with me all my things. If any person wish to be idle, let them fall in love. If you count the sunny and the cloudy days of the whole year, you will find that the sunshine predominates. If you want to be loved, be lovable. In an easy matter. anybody can be eloquent. In our leisure we reveal what kind of people we are. It is annoying to be honest to no purpose. It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe there are. Let me tell you I am better acquainted with you for a long absence, as men are with themselves for a long affliction: absence does but hold off a friend, to make one see him the truer. Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these. Let your hook be always cast. In the pool where you least expect it, will be fish. Love and dignity cannot share the same abode. Love is full of anxious fears. Luck affects everything. Let your hook always be cast; in the stream where you least expect it there will be a fish. Majesty and love do not consort well together, nor do they dwell in the same place. Make the workmanship surpass the materials. Many women long for what eludes them, and like not what is offered them. Medicine sometimes snatches away health, sometimes gives it. Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward. Minds that are ill at ease are agitated by both hope and fear. My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope. No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose value must ever increase with the price it has cost us. Our integrity is never worth so much as when we have parted with our all to keep it. No one is happy before one's death. Nothing is more powerful than custom or habit. Often a wild thorn produces tender roses. One who has lived well has lived unnoticed. People are slow to claim confidence in undertakings of magnitude. Skill makes love unending. Suppressed grief suffocates, it rages within the breast, and is forced to multiply its strength. Take rest. A field that has rested gives a beautiful crop. Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.Thanks are justly due for boons unbought.The good of other times let people state; I think it lucky I was born so late. The high-spirited man may indeed die, but he will not stoop to meanness. Fire, though it may be quenched, will not become cool. The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean. The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged. The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting. There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled. There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it. This also - that I live, I consider a gift of God.This also – that I live, I consider a gift of God. Thou seest how sloth wastes the sluggish body, as water is corrupted unless it moves. Time is generally the best doctor. Time is the devourer of all things. Time, motion and wine cause sleep. Times are changing and we are changing with them. To be loved, be lovable. Venus favors the bold. We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us. We two are to ourselves a crowd. What is deservedly suffered must be borne with calmness, but when the pain is unmerited, the grief is resistless. What is now reason was formerly impulse or instinct. What is without periods of rest will not endure. What makes men indifferent to their wives is that they can see them when they please. Whether they give or refuse, it delights women just the same to have been asked. Whether you call my heart affectionate, or you call it womanish: I confess, that to my misfortune, it is soft. Why should I go into details, we have nothing that is not perishable except what our hearts and our intellects endows us with. You can learn from anyone even your enemy. You will go safest in the middle. |
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