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The idle mind knows not what it wants.

Quintus Ennius

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
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
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Avoid Enemy Engagement Man Resource Restore Skill
The wise man is wise in vain who cannot be wise to his own advantage.
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Advantage Man Wisdom
One man by delaying saved the state for us.
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Delay Man Oneself
That is true liberty, which bears a pure and firm breast.
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Liberty One Liner Purity True
Let no one pay me honor with tears, nor celebrate my funeral rites with weeping.
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Celebration Cry Honor Pay Tears
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
I never indulge in rhyme or stanza Unless I’m in bed with the influenza.
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Bed Myself Rhyme
A sure friend is known in unsure circumstances.
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Circumstance Friendship
The idle mind knows not what it wants.
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Known Mindset
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
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
The Roman state stands by ancient customs, and its manhood.
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Ancient Custom Man State
No one regards what is before his feet; we all gaze at the stars.
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Feet Inspirational Sight Stars
A true friend is a friend when in difficulty.
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Difficult Friendship One Liner True

The idle mind knows not what it wants.

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