Quote #86

There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it.

More from Ovid

  1. There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.
  2. This also- that I live, I consider a gift of God.
  3. The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.
  4. Those things that nature denied to human sight, she revealed to the eyes of the soul.
  5. The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.
  6. Thou seest how sloth wastes the sluggish body, as water is corrupted unless it moves.
  7. The high-spirited man may indeed die, but he will not stoop to meanness. Fire, though it may be quenched, will not become cool.
  8. Time is generally the best doctor.

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