Ovid
Ancient Rome
-43 // 17
Poet
-43 // 17
Poet
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Often a silent face has voice and words
Like fragile ice anger passes away in time
He who has it in his power to commit sin, is less inclined to do so. The very idea of being able, weakens the desire
Have patience and endure; this unhappiness will one day be beneficial
Let those who have deserved their punishment, bear it patiently
What is lawful is undesirable; what is unlawful is very attractive
Giving requires good sense
Anger assists hands however weak
Envy feeds on the living. It ceases when they are dead
Thanks are justly due for things got without purchase
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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