The wise man is wise in vain who cannot be wise to his own advantage.
QUINTUS ENNIUSThe idle mind knows not what it wants.
More Quintus Ennius Quotes
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He whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise.
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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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I never indulge in rhyme or stanza Unless I’m in bed with the influenza.
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Whom men fear they hate, and whom they hate, they wish dead.
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Let no one pay me honor with tears, nor celebrate my funeral rites with weeping.
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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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Don’t ask of your friends what you yourself can do.
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A true friend is a friend when in difficulty.
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A true friend is tested in adversity.
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The idle mind knows not what it wants.
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The victor is not victorious if the vanquished does not consider himself so
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He who has two languages has two souls.
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The Roman state stands by ancient customs, and its manhood.
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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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That is true liberty, which bears a pure and firm breast.
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