Be patient and tough; this pain will serve you one day.
— Ovid Ancient

Metamorphoses

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Context

Amores, Book 3, Elegy 11, line 25

Date / Period

c. 1 BCE

Category

Humorous

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/15296/15296-h/15296-h.htm

Verification

Unverifiable

Explanation

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Method

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