The workmanship was better than the subject matter. Ovid More Quotes by Ovid More Quotes From Ovid There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating. Ovid dealseatingmen Fair peace becomes men; ferocious anger belongs to beasts. Ovid iramenpeace The wild boar is often held by a small dog. Ovid small-dogspowerdog It is prudence that first forsakes the wretched. Ovid wretchedprudencefirsts There is a certain kind of pleasure in weeping. Ovid pleasurecertainkind Let those who have deserved their punishment, bear it patiently. Ovid punishmentbears By looking at squinting people you learn to squint. Ovid squintingpeople The mind ill at ease, the body suffers also. Ovid sufferingmindease Pedigree and ancestry and what we ourselves have not achieved, I scarcely recognize as our own. Ovid pedigreeancestry Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle produce more milk than our own. Ovid cropsmilkproduce No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred. Ovid thankskindnesslong My bark, once struck by the fury of the storm, dreads again to approach the place of danger. Ovid barkstormdanger Make good use of your time, it flies fast. Ovid use Love conquers all things; let us own her dominion. Ovid love-conquers-allconquerdominion It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled. Ovid prosperitybearseasy It is a kingly act to help the fallen. Ovid fallenhelping Pride is innate in beauty, and haughtiness is the companion of the fair. Ovid haughtinesscompanionpride She only is chaste, who is chaste where there is no danger of detection: she who does not, because she may not, does. Ovid dangerdoemay Consider the misfortunes of others, and you will be the better able to bear your own. Ovid misfortunes-of-othersablebears That fair face will as years roll on lose its beauty, and old age will bring its wrinkles to the brow. Ovid wrinklesageyears
