Ovid:

A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn.

— Ovid Ancient

Metamorphoses

From 'Tristia', on creativity.

8–12 CE

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"The timid lover is rarely triumphant."

"The gods endorse the bold."

"Cura leves loquuntur, ingentes stupent."

"Neither can the wave that has passed by be recalled, nor the hour which has passed return again."

"The timid lover is seldom successful."