Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso) ( 10 of 40 )
It is a kingly act to help the fallen.
It is a kingly act to help the fallen.
No herb can remedy the anguish of love.
No herb can remedy the anguish of love.
Pleasure is often the introduction to pain.
Pleasure is often the introduction to pain.
Love and dignity do not dwell together.
Love and dignity do not dwell together.
Let those love now, who never loved before,
Let those who always loved, now love the more.
Let those love now, who never loved before,
Let those who always loved, now love the more.
She only is chaste, who is chaste where there is no danger of
detection: she who does not, because read more
She only is chaste, who is chaste where there is no danger of
detection: she who does not, because she may not, does.
I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard.
I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard.
Love conquers all things; let us own her dominion.
Love conquers all things; let us own her dominion.
That fair face will as years roll on lose its beauty, and old age
will bring its wrinkles to read more
That fair face will as years roll on lose its beauty, and old age
will bring its wrinkles to the brow.
Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will
become broken and his torch extinguished.
Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will
become broken and his torch extinguished.
