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I never indulge in rhyme or stanza Unless I’m in bed with the influenza.

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
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
The victor is not victorious if the vanquished does not consider himself so
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Himself Victory
Don’t ask of your friends what you yourself can do.
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Friendship Yourself
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 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
That is true liberty, which bears a pure and firm breast.
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Liberty One Liner Purity True
He who has two languages has two souls.
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Himself Language Soul
They hate whom they fear.
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Fear Hate
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
He hath freedom whoso beareth a clean and constant heart within.
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Cleaning Freedom Heart
No one regards what is before his feet; we all gaze at the stars.
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Feet Inspirational Sight Stars
The wise man is wise in vain who cannot be wise to his own advantage.
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Advantage Man Wisdom
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 delay restored the state, for he preferred the public safety to idle report.
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Man Report Safety State
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

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