Ovid
“The end crowns the work.”
“Take rest; a field that has rested gives a beautiful crop.”
“The gods themselves cannot recall their gifts.”
“A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch and outpace.”
“The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.”
“Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.”
“Time, the devourer of all things.”
“We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.”
“The cause is hidden, but the result is well known.”
“Every lover is a soldier.”
“Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.”
“Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.”