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Publius Ovidius Naso (20 March 43 BC – AD 17/18), known as Ovid in the English -speaking world, was a Roman poet best known for the Metamorphoses, a 15-book continuous mythological narrative written in the meter of epic, and for collections of love poetry in elegiac couplets, especially the Amores ("Love Affairs") and Ars Amatoria ("Art of Love"). His poetry was much imitated during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, and greatly influenced Western art and literature. The Metamorphoses remains one of the most important sources of classical mythology.


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Quote Left The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged. Quote Right
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Quote Left Death is less bitter punishment than death's delay. Quote Right
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Quote Left Minds that are ill at ease are agitated by both hope and fear. Quote Right
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Quote Left We can learn even from our enemies. Quote Right
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Quote Left A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a quip and worried to death by a frown on the right man's brow. Quote Right
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