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
inspirational genius misfortunes
Misfortunes often sharpen the genius.
time doctors
Time is generally the best doctor.
stupidity simplicity age
Simplicity, very rare in our age.
death men envy
Envy feeds on the living, after death it rests, then the honor of a man protects him.
middle
You will go most safely in the middle.
wine passion men
Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion.
safety absence
A short absence is the safest.
happy-birthday dust years
I grabbed a pile of dust, and holding it up, foolishly asked for as many birthdays as the grains of dust, I forgot to ask that they be years of youth.
believe atheism convenient
It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe there are.
procrastination today tomorrow
If you are not ready today, you will be even less so tomorrow.
evil mind may
All things may corrupt when minds are prone to evil.
promise rich
Anyone can be rich in promises.
opportunity use occasions
Use the occasion, for it passes swiftly.
drinking ancient praise
Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.