Roman - Poet | 43 BC - 17 AD
Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.
Ovid
I AmBornOthersPraiseAncientAm
First appearance deceives many.
WisdomAppearanceFirstMany
Neither can the wave that has passed by be recalled, nor the hour which has passed return again.
WaveReturnAgainHourNorNeither
Give way to your opponent; thus will you gain the crown of victory.
VictoryCrownYouWillWayOpponent
The prayers of cowards fortune spurns.
CowardsFortunePrayers
Like fragile ice anger passes away in time.
TimeAngerIceFragileAwayLike
Habits change into character.
ChangeCharacterHabits
Minds that are ill at ease are agitated by both hope and fear.
FearHopeMindsEaseBothIll
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.
DeathManNewRightDelicateIdea
Time, motion and wine cause sleep.
TimeSleepWineMotionCause
We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.
StrivingUsForbiddenEverAfter
Use the occasion, for it passes swiftly.
UseOccasionPassesSwiftly
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