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A sure friend is known in unsure circumstances.

Quintus Ennius

Here is he laid to whom for daring deed, nor friend nor foe could render worthy meed.
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Dare Himself Worth
One man by delay restored the state, for he preferred the public safety to idle report.
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Man Report Safety State
A true friend is a friend when in difficulty.
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Difficult Friendship One Liner True
The victor is not victorious if the vanquished does not consider himself so
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Himself Victory
Let no one pay me honor with tears, nor celebrate my funeral rites with weeping.
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Celebration Cry Honor Pay Tears
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
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
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
He hath freedom whoso beareth a clean and constant heart within.
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Cleaning Freedom Heart
I never indulge in rhyme or stanza Unless I’m in bed with the influenza.
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Bed Myself Rhyme
No one regards what is before his feet; we all gaze at the stars.
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Feet Inspirational Sight Stars
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
One man by delaying saved the state for us.
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Delay Man Oneself
Whom men fear they hate, and whom they hate, they wish dead.
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Death Fear Hate Man

A sure friend is known in unsure circumstances.

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