What did Ovid mean by: The more highminded a man is the more easily is his anger appeased. - Ovid Poet · Italy Copy
+ The deeds of men never escape the gods. [Lat., Acta deos nunquam mortalia fallunt.] Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Ovid, Deeds, 0 - Ovid Poet · Italy
+ It is less to suffer punishment than to deserve it. [Lat., Estque pati poenas quam meruisse minus.] Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Ovid, Punishment, Suffering, 0 - Ovid Poet · Italy
+ It’s useful that there should be Gods, so let’s believe there are. Explain Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Ovid, Believe, Crazy, Mad, 0 - Ovid Poet · Italy
+ The judge’s duty is to inquire about the time, as well as the facts. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Ovid, Duty, Fact, Judging, 0 - Ovid Poet · Italy
+ Let ancient times delight other folk, I rejoice that I was not born till now. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Ovid, Ancient, Born, Delight, 0 - Ovid Poet · Italy
+ Rest strengthens the body, the mind too is thus supported; but unremitting toil destroys both. Explain Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Ovid, Body, Mind, Toil, 0 - Ovid Poet · Italy
+ Where crime is taught from early years, it becomes a part of nature. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Ovid, Prison, 0 - Ovid Poet · Italy
+ Gifts, believe me, captivate both men and Gods, Jupiter himself was won over and appeased by gifts. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Ovid, Christmas, God, 0 - Ovid Poet · Italy
I’ve taught, and the first thing I did when I taught art, was not to teach art. Explain - Louise Berliawsky Nevelson Sculptor · Ukraine
Appreciation of art is a moral erection, otherwise mere dilettantism. Explain - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
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Whatever the world condemns you for, make it your own. It is yourself. Explain - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The liabilities are always 100 percent good. It’s the assets you have to worry about. Explain - Charlie Munger Business person
It’s stupid the way people extrapolate the past — and not slightly stupid, but massively stupid. Explain - Charlie Munger Business person
Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper. - Jean Cocteau Artist · France