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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 Ennius

To open his lips is crime in a plain citizen.
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Citizenship Crime Lips
No one regards what is before his feet; we all gaze at the stars.
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Feet Inspirational Sight Stars
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
Don’t ask of your friends what you yourself can do.
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Friendship Yourself
They hate whom they fear.
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Fear Hate
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
The ape, vilest of beasts, how like to us.
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Animal Beast Similarity
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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Born Friendship Myself Poet
He who has two languages has two souls.
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Himself Language Soul
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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Celebration Cry Funeral Man Mourning Myself
That is true liberty, which bears a pure and firm breast.
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Liberty One Liner Purity True
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 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
A sure friend is known in unsure circumstances.
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Circumstance Friendship
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 idle mind knows not what it wants.
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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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