Ovid Quotes

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Born: March 20, 43 BC

Ovid, the Roman poet whose lyrical genius reshaped the art of storytelling, remains a timeless voice on creativity and transformation. Best known for his epic *Metamorphoses*, he wove myths into vivid tapestries of change, celebrating the artist’s power to reimagine the world. His philosophy championed the fluidity of inspiration—that true art emerges from daring to break form and embrace flux. Ovid’s quotes resonate because they speak to the creative soul’s eternal struggle and triumph: the courage to invent, the beauty of impermanence, and the audacity to see the extraordinary in the ordinary. His legacy endures as a masterclass in artistic resilience.

Ovid Quotes (66)

"Happy are those who dare courageously to defend what they love."

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Topic: Motivation

"A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace."

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Topic: Wisdom

"If you want to be loved, be lovable."

Ovid
Topic: Love

"Beauty is a fragile gift."

Ovid
Topic: Wisdom

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

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Topic: Wisdom

"First appearance deceives many."

Ovid
Topic: Wisdom

"Endure and persist; this pain will turn to good by and by."

Ovid
Topic: Resilience

"Take rest; a field that has rested gives a beautiful crop."

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Topic: Wisdom

"Fortune and love favor the brave."

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Topic: Love

"Love is a kind of warfare."

Ovid
Topic: Love

"Chance is always powerful. Let your hook always be cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be fish."

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Topic: Wisdom

"Time, the devourer of all things."

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Topic: Wisdom

"Many women long for what eludes them, and like not what is offered them."

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Topic: Wisdom

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

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Topic: Wisdom

"Thou seest how sloth wastes the sluggish body, as water is corrupted unless it moves."

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Topic: Wisdom

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

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Topic: Wisdom

"The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged."

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Topic: Motivation

"Death is less bitter punishment than death's delay."

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Topic: Wisdom

"Venus favors the bold."

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Topic: Wisdom

"I attempt an arduous task; but there is no worth in that which is not a difficult achievement."

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Topic: Motivation

"It is the poor man who'll ever count his flock."

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Topic: Wisdom

"All things can corrupt when minds are prone to evil."

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Topic: Wisdom

"The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses."

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Topic: Wisdom

"Time is the devourer of all things."

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Topic: Wisdom

"Every lover is a soldier."

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Topic: Love

"You can learn from anyone even your enemy."

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Topic: Wisdom

"What is without periods of rest will not endure."

Ovid
Topic: Resilience

"Medicine sometimes snatches away health, sometimes gives it."

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Topic: Wisdom

"Luck affects everything. Let your hook always be cast; in the stream where you least expect it there will be a fish."

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Topic: Wisdom

"Let your hook be always cast. In the pool where you least expect it, will be fish."

Ovid
Topic: Wisdom
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