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To open his lips is crime in a plain citizen.

Quintus Ennius

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
The victor is not victorious if the vanquished does not consider himself so
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Himself Victory
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
A true friend is tested in adversity.
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Adversity Friendship
One man by delay restored the state, for he preferred the public safety to idle report.
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Man Report Safety State
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
He whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise.
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Goodness Help Himself Wisdom
I never indulge in rhyme or stanza Unless I’m in bed with the influenza.
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Bed Myself Rhyme
They hate whom they fear.
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Fear Hate
To open his lips is crime in a plain citizen.
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Citizenship Crime Lips
Here is he laid to whom for daring deed, nor friend nor foe could render worthy meed.
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Dare Himself Worth
Whom men fear they hate, and whom they hate, they wish dead.
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Death Fear Hate Man
He hath freedom whoso beareth a clean and constant heart within.
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Cleaning Freedom Heart
He who has two languages has two souls.
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Himself Language Soul
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
Don’t ask of your friends what you yourself can do.
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Friendship Yourself

To open his lips is crime in a plain citizen.

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