Ovid Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Ovid quotes, Ovid sayings, and Ovid proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Neither can the wave that has passed by be recalled, nor the hour which has passed ever return. Ovid
Opportunity is ever worth expecting; let our hood be ever hanging ready. The fish will be in the pool where you least imagine it to be. Ovid
The bold adventurer succeeds the best. Ovid
The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea. Ovid
Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence. Ovid
Happy are those who have given up worrying once and for all. Ovid
The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean. Ovid
There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled. Ovid
So the gambler, lest he should lose, does not stop losing. Ovid
So the gambler, lest he should lose, does not stop losing. Ovid
If you wan't to be loved. Be lovable. Ovid
Every man is a millionaire where promises are concerned. Ovid
Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage. Ovid
Happy are those who have given up worrying once and for all. Ovid
Love is a kind of military service. Ovid
If you count the sunny and the cloudy days of the whole year, you will find that the sunshine predominates. Ovid
Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, will be fish. Ovid
By yielding you may obtain victory. Ovid
If you want to be loved, be lovable. Ovid
What shall I say this means, that my couch seems so hard the coverlets will not stay in place, and I pass the long, long night untouched by sleep, and the weary bones of my body are filled with ache?—for I should know, I think, were I in any way assailed by love. Or can it be that love has stolen into me and cunningly works my harm with covered art? Thus it must be; the subtle darts are planted in my heart, and cruel love torments the breast where he is lord. Ovid
Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence. Ovid
What kind of business is this? The bed is hard and the covers / Will not stay in their place; I thrash and I toss, and I turn / All the long night through, till my bones are utterly weary. / What's the matter with me? Am I a victim of love? Ovid
Few people want the pleasures they are free to take. Ovid
Every lover is a soldier. Ovid
All human things hang on a slender thread, the strong fall with a sudden crash. Ovid
Be patient and tough someday this pain will be useful to you. Ovid
There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest than in all the alcohol ever distilled. Ovid
What kind of business is this? The bed is hard and the covers / Will not stay in their place; I thrash and I toss, and I turn / All the long night through, till my bones are utterly weary. / What's the matter with me? Am I a victim of love? Ovid
Dear to a heart of a girl is her own beauty and charm. Ovid
There is no excellence without difficulty. Ovid