Ovid
Ancient Rome
-43 // 17
Poet
-43 // 17
Poet
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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
My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope
Minds that are ill at ease are agitated by both hope and fear
Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward
Many women long for what eludes them, and like not what is offered them
Love is full of anxious fears
In our leisure we reveal what kind of people we are
If you want to be loved, be lovable
If any person wish to be idle, let them fall in love
I attempt an arduous task; but there is no worth in that which is not a difficult achievement
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
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On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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