There is no such thing as pure, unalloyed pleasure; some bitter ever mingles with the sweet. Ovid More Quotes by Ovid More Quotes From Ovid A broken fortune is like a falling column; the lower it sinks, the greater weight it has to sustain. Ovid brokenweightfall The most wretched fortune is safe; for there is no fear of anything worse. Ovid no-fearsafefortune Every man should stay within his own fortune. Ovid shouldfortunemen I have never injured anybody with a mordant poem; my Ovid jestpoetryletters Let ancient times delight other folk, I rejoice that I was not born till now. Ovid ancientdelightborn The rest of the crowd were friends of my fortune, not of me. Ovid crowdsfriendsfortune It is something to hold the scepter with a firm hand. Ovid firmroyaltyhands Knowest thou not that kings have long hands? Ovid kingslonghands We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for another.] Ovid proximitysufferingblow Very slight violence will break that which has once been cracked. Ovid crackedviolencebreak Twice does he live who can enjoy the remembrance of the past. Ovid remembrancedoepast To have properly studied the liberal sciences gives a polish to our manners, and removes all awkwardness. Ovid polishmannersgiving Heavens! what thick darkness pervades the minds of men. Ovid darknessmenheaven The mind is sicker than the sick body; in contemplation of its sufferings it becomes hopeless. Ovid sicksufferingmind Money nowadays is money; money brings office; money gains friends; everywhere the poor man is down. Ovid moneyofficemen To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him at all. Ovid guests What is harder than stone? Ovid rocksstoneswater What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse. Ovid impulseblindreason While I am speaking the opportunity is lost. Ovid lostopportunity When you have set yourself a task finish it. Ovid tasks
