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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

One man by delaying saved the state for us.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Delay Man Oneself
Don’t ask of your friends what you yourself can do.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Friendship Yourself
I never indulge in rhyme or stanza Unless I’m in bed with the influenza.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Bed Myself Rhyme
The idle mind knows not what it wants.
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Known Mindset
Let no one pay me honor with tears, nor celebrate my funeral rites with weeping.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Celebration Cry Honor Pay Tears
Ennius was the father of Roman poetry, because he first introduced into Latin the Greek manner and in particular the hexameter metre.
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Father Himself Introduction Poetry
Here is he laid to whom for daring deed, nor friend nor foe could render worthy meed.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Dare Himself Worth
The Roman state stands by ancient customs, and its manhood.
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Ancient Custom Man State
The victor is not victorious if the vanquished does not consider himself so
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Himself Victory
The ape, vilest of beasts, how like to us.
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Animal Beast Similarity
That is true liberty, which bears a pure and firm breast.
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Liberty One Liner Purity True
Let no one weep for me, or celebrate my funeral with mourning; for I still live, as I pass to and fro through the mouths of men.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Celebration Cry Funeral Man Mourning Myself
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
The wise man is wise in vain who cannot be wise to his own advantage.
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Advantage Man Wisdom
Whom men fear they hate, and whom they hate, they wish dead.
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Death Fear Hate Man
No one regards what is before his feet; we all gaze at the stars.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Feet Inspirational Sight Stars

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