Dripping water hollows out stone, not th... by Ovid | We Heart Quotes

Literature poet Roman exile Metamorphoses

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

- Ovid

Other quotes by Ovid

Anger Time

Like fragile ice anger passes away in time.

- Ovid

Roses

The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.

- Ovid

Man

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

- Ovid

Love

Love and dignity cannot share the same abode.

- Ovid

Little things please little minds.

- Ovid

Pain Will

Endure and persist; this pain will turn to good by and by.

- Ovid

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