QUOTES by Ovid
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Agamemnon escaped with his life From land battles and sea storms, then fell to his wife.
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Her clear conscience mocked rumour’s mendacity, But we are a mob prone to credit sin.
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All other creatures look down toward the earth, but man was given a face so that might turn his eyes toward the stars and his gaze upon the sky.
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Our native land charms us with inexpressible sweetness, and never, never allows us to forget that we belong to it.
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Not knowing what he sees, he adores the sight; That false face fools and fuels his delight
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And now I have finished the work, which neither the wrath of Jove, nor fire, nor the sword, nor devouring age shall be able to destroy.
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...et ignotas animum dimittit in artes, naturamque nouat. (to arts unknown he bends his wits, and alters nature.)
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She made up prayers and said them, Worshipping unknown gods with unknown singing, Her customary magic, which would cover The white moon’s face and darken the sun with cloud.
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What is harder than rock, or softer than water? Yet soft water hollows out hard rock. Persevere.
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The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged.
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Venus is kind to creatures as young as we; We know not what we do, and while we’re young We have the right to live and love like gods.
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Hurry to your goal together. That is full bliss when man and woman lie equally conquered.
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It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe there are.
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Our native soil draws all of us, by I know not what sweetness, and never allows us to forget.
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Their useless torches on dry hedges throw, That catch the flames, and kindle all the row; So burns the God, consuming in desire, And feeding in his breast a fruitless fire
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Brass shines with constant usage, a beautiful dress needs wearing, Leave a house empty, it rots.
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When all the other animals, downcast looked upon the earth, he [Prometheus] gave a face raised on high to man, and commanded him to see the sky and raise his high eyes to the stars.
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Qui non est hodie eras minus aptus erit. He who is not prepared today will be less so tomorrow.
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My purpose is to tell of bodies that have been changed into shapes of different kinds.
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