Ovid

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He who would not be idle, let him fall in love.
- Ovid
Collection: Falling In Love
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To be thoroughly imbued, with the liberal arts refines the manners, and makes men to be mild and gentle in their conduct.
- Ovid
Collection: Education
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What is more useful than fire? Yet if any one prepares to burn a house, it is with fire that he arms his daring hands.
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Collection: Fire
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In an easy matter. Anybody can be eloquent.
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Collection: Matter
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That fair face will as years roll on lose its beauty, and old age will bring its wrinkles to the brow.
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Collection: Wrinkles
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A soldier when aged is not appreciated; the love of an old man sickens.
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Collection: Men
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Thanks are justly due for boons unbought
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Collection: Thankful
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Everyone's a millionaire where promises are concerned.
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Collection: Keeping Promises
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Gifts, believe me, captivate both men and Gods, Jupiter himself was won over and appeased by gifts.
- Ovid
Collection: Christmas
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The act is judged of by the event.
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Collection: Events
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If you have a voice, sing; but if you have good arms, then go in for dancing.
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Collection: Dance
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Envy, the meanest of vices, creeps on the ground like a serpent.
- Ovid
Collection: Envy
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By looking at squinting people you learn to squint.
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Collection: Squinting
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It is annoying to be honest to no purpose.
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Collection: Honesty
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The cause is hidden; the effect is visible to all.
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Collection: Causes
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Remove the temptation of idleness and Cupid's bow is useless.
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Collection: Temptation
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A lover fears all that he believes.
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Collection: Love
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Pursuits become habits.
- Ovid
Collection: Habit
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Love is a thing full of anxious fears.
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Collection: Life
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It is some relief to weep; grief is satisfied and carried off by tears.
- Ovid
Collection: Broken Heart
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There are a thousand forms of evil; there will be a thousand remedies.
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Collection: Evil
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Some people think that because they do the opposite of what they are asked to do, they have initiative
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Collection: Thinking
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People are slow to claim confidence in undertakings of magnitude.
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Collection: Confidence
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You put aside the work that's done, and seek some work to do.
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Collection: Work
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Wine, not too much, inspires and make the mind,to the soft joys of Venus strong inclined,which, buried in excess, unapt to love,stupidly lies and knows not hom to move
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Collection: Strong
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Giving calls for genius.
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Collection: Giving
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Let ancient times delight other folk, I rejoice that I was not born till now.
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Collection: Delight
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A pleasing countenance is no light advantage.
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Collection: Light
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There will grow from straws a mighty heap.
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Collection: Accumulation
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It is prudence that first forsakes the wretched.
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Collection: Firsts