Ovid's 10 love tips

1. Don't expect the One and Only to fall out of the sky and land at your feet.

2. Learn to know the places where the fair ones do most haunt.

3. The theatre is a great place to pick up girls.

4. Never judge a man, or a woman, by candlelight or when you are drunk, wait until daylight.

5. Personal hygiene is always important.

6. Nothing is so potent as a habit - spend time with them.

7. Do not make a parade of your nocturnal exploits.

8. Study that Greek and Latin to be eloquent.

9. Fortune, and Venus, favour the brave.

10. Be persistent.