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Classical antiquity12 quotes
Time, the devourer of all things. — Ovid · 8Dripping water hollows out a stone, a ring is worn away by use. — Ovid · 18It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe that there are. — Ovid · 2Every lover is a warrior, and Cupid has his camps. — Ovid · 16 BCPlenty has made me poor. — Ovid · 8He preferred to be rather than to seem good. — Sallust · 42 BCAll 12 quotes →