The penalty may be removed, the crime is eternal. Ovid More Quotes by Ovid More Quotes From Ovid A good disposition is a virtue in itself, and it is lasting; the burden of the years cannot depress it, and love that is founded on it endures to the end. Ovid depressing beauty happiness A mind conscious of right laughs at the falsehoods of rumour. Ovid conscious mind laughing Well has he lived who has lived well in obscurity. Ovid obscurity wells solitude We hate the hawk because he ever lives in battle. Ovid hawks battle hate How little you know about the age you live in if you think that honey is sweeter than cash in hand Ovid money hands thinking We two are to ourselves a crowd. Ovid crowds two What is deservedly suffered must be borne with calmness, but when the pain is unmerited, the grief is resistless. Ovid sad pain grief The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged. Ovid encouragement leadership running At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time. Ovid delay wise time I hate a woman who offers herself because she ought to do so, and cold and dry thinks of her sewing when making love. Ovid hate hypocrisy thinking As the yellow gold is tried in fire, so the faith of friendship must be seen in adversity. Ovid adversity honesty commitment Make the workmanship surpass the materials. Ovid quality-in-business workmanship quality In the make-up of human beings, intelligence counts for more than our hands, and that is our true strength. Ovid true-strength humans hands "Gutta cavat lapidem." (Dripping water carves a stone.) Ovid dripping-water stones water Let the man who does not wish to be idle, fall in love. Ovid falling-in-love men life He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he might take the current sideways. Ovid simplicity swim might When I was from Cupid's passions free, my Muse was mute and wrote no elegy. Ovid cupid muse passion Pleasure is sweetest when 'tis paid for by another's pain. Ovid sadism pleasure pain Riches, the incentives to evil, are dug out of the earth. Ovid incentives earth evil As wave is driven by wave Ovid time-flies passing-moments wave
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