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.
QUINTUS ENNIUSA true friend is tested in adversity.
More Quintus Ennius Quotes
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He whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise.
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They hate whom they fear.
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He who has two languages has two souls.
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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.
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A true friend is a friend when in difficulty.
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Whom men fear they hate, and whom they hate, they wish dead.
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One man by delaying saved the state for us.
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He hath freedom whoso beareth a clean and constant heart within.
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One man by delay restored the state, for he preferred the public safety to idle report.
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Let no one pay me honor with tears, nor celebrate my funeral rites with weeping.
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I never indulge in rhyme or stanza Unless I’m in bed with the influenza.
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To open his lips is crime in a plain citizen.
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O friend unseen, unborn, unknown, Student of our sweet English tongue, I never indulge in poetics – Unless I am down with rheumatics.
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The Roman state stands by ancient customs, and its manhood.
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One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
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