Did Ovid really say 'A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn.'?

Ovid Quote Source & Citation:

A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn.

— Ovid Ancient · Metamorphoses

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"The lover is ever insecure."

"The workmanship was better than the material."

"In nova fert animus mutatas dicere formas corpora."

"Scilicet est aliqua, quae te quoque dicat amare."

"The timid lover is rarely victorious."

From 'Tristia', on creativity.

Date: 8–12 CE

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