Ovid
A Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus, known for his Metamorphoses.
Quotes by Ovid
If you want to be loved, be lovable.
Love is a kind of war.
The cause is hidden, but the result is known.
Bear and endure: this sorrow will one day prove to be for your good.
All things change; nothing perishes.
We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.
Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.
The lamp of love is lit in the eyes.
Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.
Nothing is stronger than habit.
The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.
Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt his mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.
What is harder than rock, or softer than water? Yet hard rocks are hollowed out by soft water.
The gods look with favor on a bold beginning.
He who has lived in obscurity has lived well.
The best way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.
A new idea is a light that you can use to see the world.
Time is the devourer of all things.
The face is the index of the mind.
In our leisure, we are most ourselves.