The need has gone; the memorial thereof remains. Ovid More Quotes by Ovid More Quotes From Ovid Eurydice, dying now a second time, uttered no complaint against her husband. What was there to complain of, but that she had been loved? Ovid husband dying complaining Fortune resists half-hearted prayers. Ovid half prayer fortune It's a kindness that the mind can go where it wishes. Ovid wish mind kindness It is not safe to despise what Love commands. He reigns supreme, and rules the mighty gods. Ovid reign safe life A field becomes exhausted by constant tillage. Ovid agriculture exhausted fields Diseases of the mind impair the bodily powers. Ovid disease mind Sickness seizes the body from bad ventilation. Ovid sickness disease body As the hawk is wont to pursue the trembling doves. Ovid trembling dove hawks It is good to be taught even by an enemy Ovid taught enemy Envy feeds on the living. It ceases when they are dead. Ovid cease envy Often a silent face has voice and words. Ovid silent voice faces I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction. Ovid speak facts fiction He who holds the hook is aware in what waters many fish are swimming. Ovid swimming sea lakes Truly now is the golden age; the highest honour comes by means of gold; by gold love is procured. Ovid gold love-is mean Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more Ovid mad desire We are always striving for things forbidden, and coveting those denied us. Ovid coveting strive desire Birth and ancestry, and that which we have not ourselves achieved, we can scarcely call our own. Ovid ancestry birth Beauty, if you do not open your doors, takes age from lack of use. Ovid age doors beauty Beauty is heaven's gift, and how few can boast of beauty. Ovid boast beauty heaven Great is the strife between beauty and modesty. Ovid strife modesty beauty
