Ovid

Ovid

30 quotes

Ovid is a Roman poet whose words have traveled far beyond their original audience. Whether reflecting on Love or Death, Ovid brought uncommon clarity to every subject. 37 of Ovid's sharpest quotes live here, spanning themes of Love, Death, Women, Strength, and Medical. One quote that captures their voice: "Time is generally the best doctor."

“The bold adventurer succeeds the best.”

— Ovid

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All Quotes by Ovid

“Medicine sometimes snatches away health, sometimes gives it.”

— Ovid

Health

“My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.”

— Ovid

Hope

“Bear and endure: This sorrow will one day prove to be for your good.”

— Ovid

Good

“First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, 'I believe,' three times.”

— Ovid

Morning

“Death is less bitter punishment than death's delay.”

— Ovid

Death

“The high-spirited man may indeed die, but he will not stoop to meanness. Fire, though it may be quenched, will not become cool.”

— Ovid

Cool

“Courage conquers all things: it even gives strength to the body.”

— Ovid

Courage

“Fortune and love favor the brave.”

— Ovid

Love

“If you want to be loved, be lovable.”

— Ovid

Love

“Bear patiently with a rival.”

— Ovid

Patience

“Habits change into character.”

— Ovid

Change

“The bold adventurer succeeds the best.”

— Ovid

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“Many women long for what eludes them, and like not what is offered them.”

— Ovid

Women

“Beauty is a fragile gift.”

— Ovid

Beauty

“Suppressed grief suffocates, it rages within the breast, and is forced to multiply its strength.”

— Ovid

Strength

“Like fragile ice anger passes away in time.”

— Ovid

Anger

“A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn it can be stabbed to death by a quip and worried to death by a frown on the right man's brow.”

— Ovid

Death

“An evil life is a kind of death.”

— Ovid

Death

“Time is generally the best doctor.”

— Ovid

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“Minds that are ill at ease are agitated by both hope and fear.”

— Ovid

Fear