Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence. Ovid View this quote
Use the occasion, for it passes swiftly. Ovid
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We always strive after what is forbidden, and desire the things refused us. Ovid
Well has he lived who has lived well in obscurity. Ovid
Luck affects everything. Let your hook always be cast; in the stream where you least expect it there will be a fish. Ovid
A bitter drug oft brings relief. Ovid
A boar is often held by a not-so-large dog. Ovid
A broken fortune is like a falling column; the lower it sinks, the greater weight it has to sustain. Ovid
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light. Ovid
A field becomes exhausted by constant tillage. Ovid
A frail gift is beauty, which grows less as time draws on, and is devoured by its own years. Ovid
Roman poet
March 20th, 0043 - November 30th, 0016