Everyone wishes that the man whom he fears would perish. Ovid on fear
Suppressed grief suffocates, it rages within the breast, and is forced to multiply its strength. Ovid on grief
Thou seest how sloth wastes the sluggish body, as water is corrupted unless it moves. Ovid on idleness
Love is a driver, bitter and fierce if you fight and resist him, Easy-going enough once you acknowledge his power. Ovid on love
Love and dignity cannot share the same abode. Ovid on love
Luck affects everything. let your hook always be cast; in the stream where you least expect it there will be a fish. Ovid on luck
What makes men indifferent to their wives is that they can see them when they please. Ovid on marriage
If it were in my power, I would be wiser; but a newly felt power carries me off in spite of myself; love leads me one way, my understanding another. Ovid on power