Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso)

Small minds are captivated by trifles.

Small minds are captivated by trifles.

Pride is innate in beauty, and haughtiness is the companion of
the fair.

Pride is innate in beauty, and haughtiness is the companion of
the fair.

Diseases of the mind impair the bodily powers.
[Lat., Vitiant artus aegrae contagia mentis.]

Diseases of the mind impair the bodily powers.
[Lat., Vitiant artus aegrae contagia mentis.]

Our native land attracts us with some mysterious charm, never to
be forgotten.

Our native land attracts us with some mysterious charm, never to
be forgotten.

All human things hang on a slender thread, the strongest fall
with a sudden crash.
[Lat., Omnia sunt read more

All human things hang on a slender thread, the strongest fall
with a sudden crash.
[Lat., Omnia sunt hominum tenui pendentia filo:
Et subito casu, quae valuere, ruunt.]