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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?

Quintus Ennius

No one regards what is before his feet; we all gaze at the stars.
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Feet Inspirational Sight Stars
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
Here is he laid to whom for daring deed, nor friend nor foe could render worthy meed.
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Dare Himself Worth
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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Ancient Custom Man State
They hate whom they fear.
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Fear Hate
One man by delaying saved the state for us.
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Delay Man Oneself
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
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
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 whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise.
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Goodness Help Himself Wisdom
The wise man is wise in vain who cannot be wise to his own advantage.
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Advantage Man Wisdom
The idle mind knows not what it wants.
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Known Mindset
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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Friendship Himself Loyalty Necessary Soul Worth

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