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Publius Ovidius Naso (20 March 43 BC – 17 AD) was a Roman poet, commonly known to the English-speaking world as Ovid. Along with Virgil and Horace, Ovid is one of the three canonical poets of Latin literature, generally considered the greatest master of the elegiac couplet.
Also known as: Publius Ovidius Naso
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I am not ashamed that these reproaches can be cast upon us, and that they can not be repelled.
Believe me, the gods spare the afflicted, and do not always oppress those who are unfortunate.
The mind is sicker than the sick body; in contemplation of its sufferings it becomes hopeless.
Corinna, rashly seeking to rid her heavy bosom of its load, lies languishing in peril of life.
Alas for me, love is incurable
Man should ever look to his last day, and no one should be called happy before his funeral.
It is a pleasure appropriate to man, for him to save a fellow-man, and gratitude is acquired in no better way.
Skilled in every trick, a worthy heir of his paternal craft, he would make black look white, and white look black.
Time steals on and escapes us, like the swift river that glides on with rapid stream.
And you—if it be right amid such fear still to utter warning—see that this battle be the end of such strife for you!
All human things hang on a slender thread: the strongest fall with a sudden crash.
The most wretched fortune is safe; for there is no fear of anything worse.
To be instructed in the arts, softens the manners and makes men gentle.
There are a thousand forms of evil; there will be a thousand remedies.
Where crime is taught from early years, it becomes a part of nature.
Envy assails the noblest: the winds howl around the highest peaks.
I am a barbarian here, because I am not understood by anyone.
Though the power be wanting, yet the wish is praiseworthy.
Riches, the incentives to evil, are dug out of the earth.
Dear to the heart of a girl is her own beauty and charm.