About Ovid: Publius Ovidius Naso was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus. He was a contemporary of Virgil and Horace.
Give me the waters of Lethe that numb the heart, if they exist, I will still not have the power to forget you.
Time is generally the best doctor.
The bold adventurer succeeds the best.
No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose value must ever increase with the price it has cost us. Our integrity is never worth so much as when we have parted with our all to keep it.
There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.
Take rest; a field that has rested gives a beautiful crop.
It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe there are.
A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.
The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged.
It is annoying to be honest to no purpose.
In our leisure we reveal what kind of people we are.
Everyone's a millionaire where promises are concerned.
Make the workmanship surpass the materials.
The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.
Note too that a faithful study of the liberal arts humanizes character and permits it not to be cruel.
Little things please little minds.
The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.
All things can corrupt when minds are prone to evil.
The penalty may be removed, the crime is eternal.
The vulgar crowd values friends according to their usefulness.
Thou seest how sloth wastes the sluggish body, as water is corrupted unless it moves.
