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Metamorphoses Quotes Showing 1-30 of 102. “I grabbed a pile of dust, and holding it up, foolishly asked for as many birthdays as the grains of dust, I forgot to ask that they be years of youth. ― Ovid, Metamorphoses. tags: birthday. 465 likes.
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283 quotes from Ovid: 'Let others praise ancient times; I am...
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Ovid packs two meanings into this quotation. First, he suggests that we should wait until people have died to assess their lives, since disasters might befall them at the last minute. But the phrase “no one ought to be called blessed until he dies” has another, bleaker meaning.
283 quotes from Ovid: 'Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.', 'Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.', and 'Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.'.
Quotes from Ovid's Metamorphoses. Learn the important quotes in Metamorphoses and the chapters they're from, including why they're important and what they mean in the context of the book.
"Time, Thou Devourer Of All Things" Significant quotes in Ovid's Metamorphoses with explanations.
Analyze the character of Bacchus in book 3 of Ovid's Metamorphosis. Why did Pyramus and Thisbe's parents oppose their relationship? Who is Bacchus in The Metamorphoses?
