Ovid
Ovid
Publius Ovidius Naso, known as Ovid in the English-speaking world, was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus. He was a contemporary of the older Virgil and Horace with whom he is often ranked as one of the three canonical poets of Latin literature. The Imperial scholar Quintilian considered him the last of the Latin love elegists. He enjoyed enormous popularity, but, in one of the mysteries of literary history, he was sent by Augustus into exile...
NationalityRoman
ProfessionPoet
prince
A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.
love majesty nor
Majesty and love do not consort well together, nor do they dwell in the same place.
The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.
hook
Let your hook be always cast. In the pool where you least expect it, will be fish.
There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.
arise morning
First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, 'I believe,' three times.
My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.
affects chance expect hook stream
Luck affects everything. Let your hook always be cast; in the stream where you least expect it there will be a fish.
night ugly woman
At night there is no such thing as an ugly woman
dare fear sins truly
If she is chaste when there is no fear of detection, she is truly chaste; she who sins not because she dare not, does the sin
lying safety moderation
Safety lies in the middle course. [Lat., Medio tutissimus ibis.]
fear shadow alarms
The wounded limb shrinks from the slightest touch; and a slight shadow alarms the nervous. [Lat., Membra reformidant mollem quoque saucia tactum: Vanaque sollicitis incutit umbra metum.]
education bulls taurus
In time the bull is brought to wear the yoke. [Lat., Tempore ruricolae patiens fit taurus aratri.]
education art men
To be thoroughly imbued, with the liberal arts refines the manners, and makes men to be mild and gentle in their conduct.