Ovid
Ovid
Publius Ovidius Naso, known as Ovid in the English-speaking world, was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus. He was a contemporary of the older Virgil and Horace with whom he is often ranked as one of the three canonical poets of Latin literature. The Imperial scholar Quintilian considered him the last of the Latin love elegists. He enjoyed enormous popularity, but, in one of the mysteries of literary history, he was sent by Augustus into exile...
NationalityRoman
ProfessionPoet
lying safety moderation
Safety lies in the middle course. [Lat., Medio tutissimus ibis.]
safe no-fear fortune
The most wretched fortune is safe; for there is no fear of anything worse. [Lat., Fortuna miserrima tuta est: Nam timor eventus deterioris abest.]
life safe reign
It is not safe to despise what Love commands. He reigns supreme, and rules the mighty gods.
safety no-fear ill
Let others seek safety. Nothing is safer than misfortune, Where there's no fear of greater ill to come.
love yield safe
You who seek an end of love, love yields to business: be busy, and you will be safe.
giving safety way
Let love give way to business; give attention to business and you will be safe.
men risk safe
Daring is not safe against daring men.
journey safety pockets
A wealthy traveller fears an ambush, while one with empty pockets journeys on in safety.
safe pleasure
A safe pleasure is a tame pleasure.
safety absence
A short absence is the safest.
night ugly woman
At night there is no such thing as an ugly woman
borne
The burden which is well borne becomes light.
whether women
Whether they give or refuse, it delights women just the same to have been asked.
believe
He who can believe himself well, will be well.