Ovid

"My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope."

"I am the poet of the poor, because I was poor when I loved; since I could not give gifts, I gave words."

"Fortune and love favor the brave."

"Art lies by its own artifice."

"I am the poet of the poor, because I was poor when I loved; since I could not give gifts, I gave words."

"Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence."

"If any person wish to be idle, let them fall in love."

"If you want to be loved, be lovable."

"Love and dignity cannot share the same abode."

"All love is vanquished by a succeeding love."

"Saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas"- "Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses"