What did Ovid mean by: We are always striving for things forbidden, and coveting those denied us. - Ovid Poet · Italy Copy
+ Remove the temptation of idleness and Cupid’s bow is useless. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Ovid, Bows, Temptation, Useless, 0 - Ovid Poet · Italy
+ The whole earth is the brave man’s country. [Lat., Omne solum forti patria est.] Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Ovid, Brave, Country, 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
+ All human things hang on a slender thread, the strongest fall with a sudden crash. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Ovid, Love, 0 - Ovid Poet · Italy
+ A frail gift is beauty, which grows less as time draws on, and is devoured by its own years. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Ovid, Beauty, Frail, 0 - Ovid Poet · Italy
+ Time is a stream which glides smoothly on and is past before we know. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Ovid, Past, Streams, 0 - Ovid Poet · Italy
+ Love is born of idleness and, once born, by idleness is fostered. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Ovid, Born, Idleness, Love, 0 - Ovid Poet · Italy
+ We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Ovid, Desire, Strive, 0 - Ovid Poet · Italy
Those who desire only techniques will never understand this art. It is everything beyond that - Masaaki Hatsumi Martial artist · Japan
The root of all desires is the one desire: to come home, to be at peace. - Jean Klein Philosopher · France
Certain dressmakers desire to pass for an artist. I have one ambition: that is to have good taste. - Jean Patou Fashion designer · France
To live is often to struggle toward goals one has no desire to reach. - Jean Rostand Biologist · France
On the brink of being satiated, desire still appears infinite. Explain - Jean Rostand Biologist · France
It is hard to prevent oneself from believing what one so keenly desires. Explain - Jean-Jacques Rousseau Philosopher · Switzerland
Slaves lose everything in their chains, even the desire of escaping from them. Explain - Jean-Jacques Rousseau Philosopher · Switzerland
That man is truly free who desires what he is able to perform, and does what he desires. Explain - Jean-Jacques Rousseau Philosopher · Switzerland
