Maxioms by Ovid (publius Ovidius Naso)
It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.
It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.
The brave find a home in every land.
[Lat., Omne solum forti patria est.]
The brave find a home in every land.
[Lat., Omne solum forti patria est.]
In prosperity you may count on many friends; if the sky becomes
overcast you will be alone.
In prosperity you may count on many friends; if the sky becomes
overcast you will be alone.
Thanks are justly due for things got without purchase.
[Lat., Gratia pro rebus merito debetur inemtis.]
Thanks are justly due for things got without purchase.
[Lat., Gratia pro rebus merito debetur inemtis.]
Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.
Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.