This book is an anthology of quotes from Ovid and selected facts about Ovid. It grants his reflections on subjects ranging from Philosophy and Love to Meaning of Life; in addition, the book shows the personality of Ovid: “A man is sorry to be honest for nothing.”“A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.”“A safe pleasure is a tame pleasure.”“A short absence is the safest.”“Little things please little minds.”“Love and dignity cannot share the same abode.”“Love is a naked child: do you think he has pockets for money?”“The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.”“Venus favors the bold.”“We two are to ourselves a crowd.”“What is now reason was formerly impulse or instinct.”“When a rose dies, a thorn is left behind.”“Whether they give or refuse, it delights women just the same to have been asked.” “You can learn from anyone even your enemy.”
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