The need has gone; the memorial thereof remains. Ovid More Quotes by Ovid More Quotes From Ovid The love of fame usually spurs on the mind. Ovid spurs mind fame A broken fortune is like a falling column; the lower it sinks, the greater weight it has to sustain. Ovid broken weight fall The most wretched fortune is safe; for there is no fear of anything worse. Ovid no-fear safe fortune Every man should stay within his own fortune. Ovid should fortune men I have never injured anybody with a mordant poem; my Ovid jest poetry letters Let ancient times delight other folk, I rejoice that I was not born till now. Ovid ancient delight born The rest of the crowd were friends of my fortune, not of me. Ovid crowds friends fortune It is something to hold the scepter with a firm hand. Ovid firm royalty hands Knowest thou not that kings have long hands? Ovid kings long hands We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for another.] Ovid proximity suffering blow Very slight violence will break that which has once been cracked. Ovid cracked violence break Twice does he live who can enjoy the remembrance of the past. Ovid remembrance doe past To have properly studied the liberal sciences gives a polish to our manners, and removes all awkwardness. Ovid polish manners giving Heavens! what thick darkness pervades the minds of men. Ovid darkness men heaven The mind is sicker than the sick body; in contemplation of its sufferings it becomes hopeless. Ovid sick suffering mind Money nowadays is money; money brings office; money gains friends; everywhere the poor man is down. Ovid money office men To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him at all. Ovid guests What is harder than stone? Ovid rocks stones water What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse. Ovid impulse blind reason While I am speaking the opportunity is lost. Ovid lost opportunity
