Ovid Quotes

They come to see, they come that they themselves may be seen. [Lat., Spectatum veniunt, veniunt spectentur ut ipse.]

Anger assists hands however weak. [Lat., Quamlibet infirmas adjuvat ira manus.]

He who says o'er much I love not is in love.

Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.

Who would have known of Hector, if Troy had been happy? The road to valor is built by adversity.

Beauty, if you do not open your doors, takes age from lack of use.

Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more

The penalty may be removed, the crime is eternal.

He whom all hate all wish to see destroyed.

The gods behold all righteous actions.

The need has gone; the memorial thereof remains.

O ye gods! what thick encircling darkness blinds the minds of men!

What is reason now was passion heretofore.

The poet's labors are a work of joy, and require peace of mind.

This victory will be your I ruin.

Safety lies in the middle course. [Lat., Medio tutissimus ibis.]

Do not lay on the multitude the blame that is due to a few.

The glow of inspiration warms us; this holy rapture springs from the seeds of the Divine mind sown in man.

What is hid is unknown: for what is unknown there is no desire. [Lat., Quod latet ignotum est; ignoti nulla cupido.]

Good-bye to the lies of the poets. [Lat., Valeant mendacia vatum.]

A pleasing countenance is no slight disadvantage. [Lat., Auxilium non leve vultus habet.]

A pleasing face is no small advantage.

A woman is a creature that's always shopping.

Man looks aloft, and with erected eyes Beholds his hereditary skies.

Tis you, alone, can save, or give my doom.

The wounded limb shrinks from the slightest touch; and a slight shadow alarms the nervous. [Lat., Membra reformidant mollem quoque saucia tactum: Vanaque sollicitis incutit umbra metum.]

In time the bull is brought to wear the yoke. [Lat., Tempore ruricolae patiens fit taurus aratri.]

To be thoroughly imbued, with the liberal arts refines the manners, and makes men to be mild and gentle in their conduct.

A pious fraud. [Lat., Pia fraus.]

We have ploughed the vast ocean in a fragile bark.

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.

One does not yearn for that which is easily acquired.

Giving requires good sense. [Lat., Rest est ingeniosa dare.]

It is the act of a coward to wish for death.

Love is a credulous thing.

Here Jove with Hermes came; but in disguise Of mortal men conceal'd their deities; One laid aside his thunder, one his rod

When a house is tottering to its fall, The strain lies heaviest on the weakest part, One tiny crack throughout the structure spreads, And its own weight soon brings it toppling down.

Death is not grievous to me, for I shall lay aside my pains by death. [Lat., Nec mihi mors gravis est posituro morte dolores.]

See that you promise: what harm is there in promise? In promises anyone can be rich.

Tis base to plead the unhappy prisoner's cause, With eloquence that's bought.

Beneath the sun's rays our shadow is our comrade; When clouds obscure the sun our shadow flees. So Fortune's smiles the fickle crowd pursues, But swift is gone whenever she veils her face.

Let others seek safety. Nothing is safer than misfortune, Where there's no fear of greater ill to come.

There is no pleasure pure and simple, and some care always comes to mar our joys.

The love of fame puts spurs to the mind

Friendship is but a name, faith is an empty name. Alas, it is not safe to praise to a friend the object of your love; as soon as he believes your praises, he slips into your place.

There are as many characters in men As there are shapes in nature.

There is a God within us and intercourse with heaven. [Lat., Est deus in nobis; et sunt commercia coeli.]

The love of glory gives an immense stimulus.

With patience bear what pains you have deserved, Grieve, if you will, over what's unmerited.

When worse may yet befall, there's room for prayer, But when our fortune's at its lowest ebb, We trample fear beneath our feet, and live Without a fear of evil yet to come.