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."

“Beauty is a fragile gift.”

— Ovid

Beauty

All Quotes by Ovid

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

— Ovid

Strength

“Those things that nature denied to human sight, she revealed to the eyes of the soul.”

— Ovid

Nature

“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

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

— Ovid

Morning

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

— Ovid

Love

“Time is generally the best doctor.”

— Ovid

Best

“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

“Art lies by its own artifice.”

— Ovid

Art

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

— Ovid

Good

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

— Ovid

Health

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

— Ovid

Hope

“Habits change into character.”

— Ovid

Change

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

— Ovid

Courage

“Beauty is a fragile gift.”

— Ovid

Beauty

“Bear patiently with a rival.”

— Ovid

Patience

“Fortune and love favor the brave.”

— Ovid

Love

“What is it that love does to a woman? Without she only sleeps with it alone, she lives.”

— Ovid

Alone

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

— Ovid

Fear

“Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.”

— Ovid

Happiness

“All love is vanquished by a succeeding love.”

— Ovid

Love