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| Spectatum veniunt, veniunt spectentur ut ipsae. |
They come to see; they come that they themselves may be seen |
ARS AMATORIA I.99 |
| Fac tibi consuescat: nil adsuetudine maius. |
Nothing is stronger than Custom. |
ARS AMATORIA II. 345 |
| Conscia mens recti famae mendacia risit. |
The mind, conscious of rectitude, laughed to scorn the falsehood of report. |
FASTI. IV. 311. |
| Source for the above: Familiar Quotations, Little, Brown, 1906. |
| Sit procul omne nefas; ut ameris, amabilis esto. |
To be loved, be lovable |
ARS AMATORIA II.107 |
| Id quoque, quod uiuam, munus habere dei. |
This also, that I live, I consider a gift of God. |
TRISTIA. I.1. 20. |
| Credula res amor est. |
Love is a credulous thing. |
METAMORPHOSES.VII. 826. |
| Ei mihi, quod nullis amor est sanabilis herbis. |
Ah me! love can not be cured by herbs. |
METAMORPHOSES.I. 523. |
| Militat omnis amans. |
Every lover is a soldier. |
AMORES. I. 9. 1. |
| Moribus et forma conciliandus amor. |
Love must be attracted by beauty of mind and body. |
HEROIDES. VI. 94. |
| Non bene conveniunt nec in una sede morantur maiestas et amor. |
Majesty and love do not well agree, nor do they live together. |
METAMORPHOSES.II. 846/7. |
| Otia si tollas, periere Cupidinis arcus. |
If you give up your quiet life, the bow of Cupid will lose its power. |
REMEDIA AMORIS. CXXXIX. |
| Quidquid Amor iussit, non est contemnere tutum; regnat et in dominos ius habet ille deos. |
It is not safe to despise what Love commands. He reigns supreme, and rules the mighty gods. |
HEROIDES. IV. 11-12. |
| Qui finem quaeris amoris, Cedit amor rebus: res age, tutus eris. |
If thou wishest to put an end to love, attend to business (love yields to employment); then thou wilt be safe. |
REMEDIA AMORIS. CXLIII. |
| Qui nolet fieri desidiosus, amet! |
Let the man who does not wish to be idle, fall in love. |
AMORES. I. 9. 46. |
| Res est solliciti plena timoris amor. |
Love is a thing full of anxious fears. |
HEROIDES. I. 12. |
| Quae latet inque bonis cessat non cognita rebus, apparet virtus arguiturque malis. |
It is circumstances (difficulties) which show what men are. Epictetus ch xxiv quoted by Ovid |
TRISTIA IV.3.79 |
| "Audentes deus ipse iuvat! |
God himself favors the brave. |
METAMORPHOSES. X.586 |
| Omne solum forti patria est. |
The brave find a home in every land. |
FASTI. I.493 |
| Conscia mens recti famae mendacia risit, sed nos in vitium credula turba sumus. |
The mind conscious of innocence despises false reports: but we are a set always ready to believe a scandal. |
FASTI. IV.311-12 |
| Causa latet, vis est notissima fontis. |
The cause is hidden, but the result is known. |
METAMORPHOSES. IV.287 |
| Crede mihi, miseris caelestia numina parcunt; Nec semper laesos, et sine fine, premunt. |
Believe me, the gods spare the afflicted, and do not always oppress those who are unfortunate. |
EX PONTO. III.6.21 |
| Discors concordia. |
Agreeing to differ |
METAMORPHOSES. I.433 |
| Cepisti melius quam desinis. Ultima primis cedunt. |
Thou beginnest better than thou endest. The last is inferior to the first. |
HEROIDES. IX.23 |
| Video meliora proboque, deteriora sequor. |
I see and approve better things, I follow the worse. |
METAMORPHOSES. VII. 20021 |
| Leve fit, quod bene fertur, onus. |
That load becomes light which is cheerfully borne |
AMORES. I.2.10 |
| Saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas. |
The prickly thorn often bears soft roses. |
EX PONTO. II.2.34 |
| Acer et ad plamae per se cursurus honores, Si tamen horteris fortius ibit equus. |
The spirited horse, which will of itself strive to beat in the race, will run still more swiftly if encouraged. |
EX PONTO. II.11.21 |
| Timidi est optare necem. |
To wish for death is a coward's part. |
METAMORPHOSES. IV.115 |
| Tempore ducetur longo fortasse cicatrix: horrent admotas uulnera cruda manus. |
The would will perhaps be cured in the process of time, but it shrinks from the touch while it is fresh. |
EX PONTO. I.3.15-16 |
| Nec mihi mors gravis est posituro morte dolores. |
Death is not grievous to me, for I shall lay aside my pains by death. |
METAMORPHOSES. III.471 |
| Cetera Fortunae, non mea turba fuit. |
The rest of the crowd were friends of my fortune, not of me. |
TRISTIA. I.5.34 |
| Nitimur in vetitum semper cupimusque negata. |
We are always striving for things forbidden, and covetin those denied us. |
AMORES. III. 4,17 |
| Est deus in nobis. |
There is a god within us. |
FASTI. VI.5 |
| Morem fecerat usus. |
Habit had made the custom. |
METAMORPHOSES. II.345 |
| Et res non semper, spes mihi semper adest. |
My hopes are not always realized, but I always have hope. |
HEROIDES. XVIII.178 |
| Fas est et ab hoste doceri. |
It is lawful to be taught by an enemy |
METAMORPHOSES. IV. 428 |
| An nescis longas regibus esse manus? |
Don't you know that kings have long hands? |
HEROIDES. XVII.166 |
| Adliciunt somnos tempus motusque merumque,. |
Time, motion, and ine cause sleep |
FASTI. VI.681 |
| Saepe tacens vocem verbaques vultus habet. |
The silent countenance often speaks. |
ARS AMATORIA. I. 574 |
| Paucite paucarum diffundere crimen in omnes. |
Do not lay on the multitude the blame that is due to a few. |
ARS AMATORIA. III.9 |
| Fleque meos casus: est quaedam flere voluptas; expletur lacrimis egeriturque dolor. |
It is some relief to weep; grief is satisfied and carried off by tears. |
TRISTIA. IV.3.37-8 |
| Interdum lacrimae pondera vocis habent. |
Tears are sometimes as weighty as words |
EX PONTO. III.1.158 |
| 'Non opus est verbis, credite rebus.' |
There is no need of words: believe facts. |
FASTI. II.734 |
| Adiuuat in bello pacatae ramus oliuae. |
In war, the olive branch of peace is of use. |
EX PONTO. I.1.31 |
| Source: The Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations, by J.K Hoyt; Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1896. |
