"Everyone wishes that the man whom he fears would perish"

This quote by Ovid speaks to the universal human experience of worry. All of us have something or somebody that we fear, whether it be a person, a scenario, or a feeling. This quote recommends that all of us long for the person or thing that we fear to disappear. This could be analyzed in a couple of various ways. On one hand, it could be seen as a wish for the person or thing to be eliminated from our lives, so that we no longer need to fear them. On the other hand, it could be viewed as a wish for the person or thing to be ruined, so that we no longer have to fret about them. In either case, this quote speaks with the power of worry and how it can drive us to want something that we might not even desire. It is a reminder that fear can be a powerful feeling, and that it can lead us to make choices that we may not have made otherwise.