Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso) ( 10 of 40 )
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters read more
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters on which we should be silent.
Pedigree and ancestry and what we ourselves have not achieved, I
scarcely recognize as our own.
Pedigree and ancestry and what we ourselves have not achieved, I
scarcely recognize as our own.
I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.
I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.
No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.
No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.
Let the poor man mind his tongue.
Let the poor man mind his tongue.
Often a silent face has voice and words.
[Lat., Saepe tacens vocem verbaque vultus habet.]
Often a silent face has voice and words.
[Lat., Saepe tacens vocem verbaque vultus habet.]
Idleness ruins the constitution.
Idleness ruins the constitution.
Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.
Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.
Our native land attracts us with some mysterious charm, never to
be forgotten.
Our native land attracts us with some mysterious charm, never to
be forgotten.
It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.
It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.
