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How can life be worth living, if devoid Of the calm trust reposed by friend in friend? What sweeter joy than in the kindred soul, Whose converse differs not from self-communion?

Quintus Ennius

Let no one pay me honor with tears, nor celebrate my funeral rites with weeping.
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Celebration Cry Honor Pay Tears
He who has two languages has two souls.
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Himself Language Soul
A sure friend is known in unsure circumstances.
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Circumstance Friendship
How can life be worth living, if devoid Of the calm trust reposed by friend in friend? What sweeter joy than in the kindred soul, Whose converse differs not from self-communion?
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Calm Conversation Friendship Life Soul True Worth
A true friend is distinguished in the crisis of hazard and necessity; when the gallantry of his aid may show the worth of his soul and the loyalty of his heart.
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Friendship Himself Loyalty Necessary Soul Worth
Don’t ask of your friends what you yourself can do.
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Friendship Yourself
A true friend is tested in adversity.
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Adversity Friendship
The victor is not victorious if the vanquished does not consider himself so
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Himself Victory
To open his lips is crime in a plain citizen.
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Citizenship Crime Lips
I never indulge in rhyme or stanza Unless I’m in bed with the influenza.
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Bed Myself Rhyme
One man by delaying saved the state for us.
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Delay Man Oneself
The Roman state stands by ancient customs, and its manhood.
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Ancient Custom Man State
That is true liberty, which bears a pure and firm breast.
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Liberty One Liner Purity True
He hath freedom whoso beareth a clean and constant heart within.
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Cleaning Freedom Heart
Let no one honour me with tears, or bury me with lamentation. Why? Because I fly hither and thither, living in the mouths of me. [Lat., Nemo me lacrymis decoret, nec funera fletu. Faxit cur? Volito vivu’ per ora virum.]
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Bury Honor Live Myself Tears
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
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Avoid Enemy Engagement Man Resource Restore Skill

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