Ovid

Poet

Ovid was a Roman poet known for his influential works on love and transformation, particularly 'Metamorphoses'.

Born
March 20, 2043
Died
January 1, 2017
Quotes
690
Rank
#250

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"Make good use of your time, it flies fast."

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"What one beholds of a woman is the least part of her."

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"The mightiest rivers lose their force when split up into several streams."

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"That which never has been, never is, and never will be."

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"I could not possibly count the gold-digging ruses of women, Not if I had ten mouths, not if I had ten tongues."

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"Virtue and vice, evil and good, are siblings, or next-door neighbors, Easy to make mistakes, hard to tell them apart."

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"Keep thy hook always baited, for a fish lurks even in the most unlikely swim."

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"Pleasant words are the food of love."

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"There is some joy in weeping. For our tears Fill up the cup, then wash our pain away."

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"It is less to suffer punishment than to deserve it. [Lat., Estque pati poenas quam meruisse minus.]"

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"Leave war to others; 'tis Protesilaus' part of love."

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"When the heart is sick it cannot bear the slightest annoyance."

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