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Here is he laid to whom for daring deed, nor friend nor foe could render worthy meed.

Quintus Ennius

A sure friend is known in unsure circumstances.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Circumstance Friendship
I never indulge in rhyme or stanza Unless I’m in bed with the influenza.
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Bed Myself Rhyme
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 who has two languages has two souls.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

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
A true friend is a friend when in difficulty.
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Difficult Friendship One Liner True
One man by delaying saved the state for us.
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Delay Man Oneself
He whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise.
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Goodness Help Himself Wisdom
The Roman state stands by ancient customs, and its manhood.
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Ancient Custom Man State
One man by delay restored the state, for he preferred the public safety to idle report.
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Man Report Safety State
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
The ape, vilest of beasts, how like to us.
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Animal Beast Similarity
The idle mind knows not what it wants.
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Known Mindset
Here is he laid to whom for daring deed, nor friend nor foe could render worthy meed.
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Dare Himself Worth
Whom men fear they hate, and whom they hate, they wish dead.
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Death Fear Hate Man
The victor is not victorious if the vanquished does not consider himself so
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Himself Victory

Here is he laid to whom for daring deed, nor friend nor foe could render worthy meed.

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