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Quotes by Ovid

Perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi proderit olim
"Be patient and tough; some day this pain will be useful to you"

Publius Ovidius Naso Ovid : Roman poet
Ovid (43 BC - c. 18 AD)
 
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Often she hid at the sight of wild beasts, forgetting what she was; and, though herself a bear, shuddered at sight other bears.

Publius Ovidius Naso Ovid : Roman poet
Ovid (43 BC - c. 18 AD)
Source: Metamorphoses
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What is allowed us is disagreeable, what is denied us causes us intense desire.

Publius Ovidius Naso Ovid : Roman poet
Ovid (43 BC - c. 18 AD)
Source: Amorum, Book 2, 19, 3
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To be loved, be lovable.

Publius Ovidius Naso Ovid : Roman poet
Ovid (43 BC - c. 18 AD)
 
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Take rest; a field that has rested gives a beautiful crop.

Publius Ovidius Naso Ovid : Roman poet
Ovid (43 BC - c. 18 AD)
 
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Nations and empires flourish and decay, By turns command, and in their turns obey.

Publius Ovidius Naso Ovid : Roman poet
Ovid (43 BC - c. 18 AD)
 
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In our play we reveal what kind of people we are.

Publius Ovidius Naso Ovid : Roman poet
Ovid (43 BC - c. 18 AD)
 
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Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

Publius Ovidius Naso Ovid : Roman poet
Ovid (43 BC - c. 18 AD)
 
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The workmanship surpassed the subject matter. -Materiam superabat opus

Publius Ovidius Naso Ovid : Roman poet
Ovid (43 BC - c. 18 AD)
 
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I see and approve better things, but follow worse.

Publius Ovidius Naso Ovid : Roman poet
Ovid (43 BC - c. 18 AD)
 
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