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The Roman state stands by ancient customs, and its manhood.

Quintus Ennius

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
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
To open his lips is crime in a plain citizen.
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Citizenship Crime Lips
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
The ape, vilest of beasts, how like to us.
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Animal Beast Similarity
Whom men fear they hate, and whom they hate, they wish dead.
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Death Fear Hate Man
The wise man is wise in vain who cannot be wise to his own advantage.
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Advantage Man Wisdom
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
That is true liberty, which bears a pure and firm breast.
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Liberty One Liner Purity True
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
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
A true friend is tested in adversity.
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Adversity Friendship
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
A sure friend is known in unsure circumstances.
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Circumstance Friendship
Don’t ask of your friends what you yourself can do.
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Friendship Yourself
A true friend is a friend when in difficulty.
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Difficult Friendship One Liner True

The Roman state stands by ancient customs, and its manhood.

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