The victor is not victorious if the vanquished does not consider himself so
QUINTUS ENNIUSThe victor is not victorious if the vanquished does not consider himself so
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That is true liberty, which bears a pure and firm breast.
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The ape, vilest of beasts, how like to us.
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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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The idle mind knows not what it wants.
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He whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise.
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I never indulge in rhyme or stanza Unless I’m in bed with the influenza.
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Let no one pay me honor with tears, nor celebrate my funeral rites with weeping.
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A true friend is a friend when in difficulty.
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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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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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One man by delaying saved the state for us.
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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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One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
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The wise man is wise in vain who cannot be wise to his own advantage.
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