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Let no one pay me honor with tears, nor celebrate my funeral rites with weeping.

Quintus Ennius

That is true liberty, which bears a pure and firm breast.
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Liberty One Liner Purity True
A true friend is tested in adversity.
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Adversity Friendship
A sure friend is known in unsure circumstances.
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Circumstance Friendship
The victor is not victorious if the vanquished does not consider himself so
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Himself Victory
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.
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Feet Inspirational Sight Stars
The Roman state stands by ancient customs, and its manhood.
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Ancient Custom Man State
He who civilly shows the way to one who has missed it, is as one who has lighted another’s lamp from his own lamp; it none the less gives light to himself when it burns for the other.
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Burn Light Miss Oneself Way
Let no one pay me honor with tears, nor celebrate my funeral rites with weeping.
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Celebration Cry Honor Pay Tears
The wise man is wise in vain who cannot be wise to his own advantage.
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Advantage Man Wisdom
He hath freedom whoso beareth a clean and constant heart within.
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Cleaning Freedom Heart
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
Here is he laid to whom for daring deed, nor friend nor foe could render worthy meed.
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Dare Himself Worth
The ape, vilest of beasts, how like to us.
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Animal Beast Similarity
One man by delaying saved the state for us.
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Delay Man Oneself
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?
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Calm Conversation Friendship Life Soul True Worth

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