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He who has two languages has two souls.

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
Whom men fear they hate, and whom they hate, they wish dead.
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Death Fear Hate Man
He hath freedom whoso beareth a clean and constant heart within.
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Cleaning Freedom Heart
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
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
The Roman state stands by ancient customs, and its manhood.
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Ancient Custom Man State
The idle mind knows not what it wants.
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Known Mindset
He who has two languages has two souls.
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Himself Language Soul
He whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise.
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Goodness Help Himself 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
The victor is not victorious if the vanquished does not consider himself so
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Himself Victory
A true friend is a friend when in difficulty.
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Difficult Friendship One Liner True
No one regards what is before his feet; we all gaze at the stars.
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Feet Inspirational Sight Stars
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
That is true liberty, which bears a pure and firm breast.
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Liberty One Liner Purity True
I never indulge in rhyme or stanza Unless I’m in bed with the influenza.
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Bed Myself Rhyme

He who has two languages has two souls.

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