Contest: Quotations from Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations
Stimulos dedit æmula virtus. He was spurred on by rival valor.— LUCAN — Pharsalia. I. 120.
Acer et ad palmæ per se cursurus honores, Si tamen horteris fortius ibit equus. The spirited horse, which will of itself strive to beat in the race, will run still more swiftly if encouraged.— OVID — Epistolæ Ex Ponto. II. 11. 21.