What did Ovid mean by: Though strength be wanting, the will to action Merits praise. - Ovid Poet · Italy Copy
+ It is some relief to weep; grief is satisfied and carried off by tears. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Ovid, Breakup, Broken Heart, Grief, 0 - Ovid Poet · Italy
+ A wealthy traveller fears an ambush, while one with empty pockets journeys on in safety. Explain Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Ovid, Journey, Pockets, Safety, 0 - Ovid Poet · Italy
+ That’s one of the greatest curses ever inflicted on the human race, memory. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Ovid, Curse, Memories, Race, 0 - Ovid Poet · Italy
+ Our native soil draws all of us, by I know not what sweetness, and never allows us to forget. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Ovid, Forget, Soil, 0 - Ovid Poet · Italy
+ If Jupiter hurled his thunderbolt as often as men sinned, he would soon be out of thunderbolts. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Ovid, Sin, 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
+ Every man should stay within his own fortune. [Lat., Intera fortunam quisque debet manere suam.] Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Ovid, Fortune, 0 - Ovid Poet · Italy
+ As the yellow gold is tried in fire, so the faith of friendship must be seen in adversity. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Ovid, Adversity, Commitment, Honesty, 0 - Ovid Poet · Italy
It is the glory and merit of some men to write well and of others not to write at all. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
A lofty birth or a large fortune portend merit, and cause it to be the sooner noticed. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The noblest deeds are well enough set forth in simple language; emphasis spoils them. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Reflective abstraction, however, is based not on individual actions but on coordinated actions. - Jean Piaget Psychologist · Switzerland
Action can make you laugh. But just because you are glad. Even if there is no meaning. Explain - Jean-Luc Godard Filmmaker · France
All human actions are equivalent… and all are on principle doomed to failure. Explain - Jean-Paul Sartre Philosopher · France
The one who anticipates the action wins. The one who does not, loses. - Jeff Cooper Firearms instructor and author