What did Ovid mean by: We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us. - Ovid Poet · Italy Copy
+ Out of many things a great heap will be formed. [Lat., De multis grandis acervus erit.] Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Ovid, Trifles, 0 - Ovid Poet · Italy
+ Remove but the temptations of leisure, and the bow of Cupid will lose its effect. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Ovid, Bows, Leisure, Temptation, 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
+ Bear and endure: This sorrow will one day prove to be for your good. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Ovid, Good Day, One Day, Sorrow, 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
+ We two [Deucalion and Pyrrha, after the deluge] form a multitude. [Lat., Nos duo turba sumus.] Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Ovid, Future, 0 - Ovid Poet · Italy
+ Thy destiny is only that of man, but thy aspirations may be those of a god. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Ovid, Destiny, 0 - Ovid Poet · Italy
+ Women can always be caught; that’s the first rule of the game. Feraz Zeid, December 23, 2023January 10, 2024, Ovid, Games, Women, 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
