The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged. – Ovid
Why should I go into details, we have nothing that is not perishable except what our hearts and our intellects endows us with. – Ovid
There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled. – Ovid
No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose value must ever increase with the price it has cost us. Our integrity is never worth so much as when we have parted with our all to keep it. – Ovid
At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time. – Ovid