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Let no one weep for me, or celebrate my funeral with mourning; for I still live, as I pass to and fro through the mouths of men.

Quintus Ennius

The idle mind knows not what it wants.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

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
No one regards what is before his feet; we all gaze at the stars.
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Feet Inspirational Sight Stars
He who has two languages has two souls.
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Himself Language Soul
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
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
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
Let no one weep for me, or celebrate my funeral with mourning; for I still live, as I pass to and fro through the mouths of men.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Celebration Cry Funeral Man Mourning Myself
I never indulge in rhyme or stanza Unless I’m in bed with the influenza.
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Bed Myself Rhyme
The wise man is wise in vain who cannot be wise to his own advantage.
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Advantage Man Wisdom
He hath freedom whoso beareth a clean and constant heart within.
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Cleaning Freedom Heart
Here is he laid to whom for daring deed, nor friend nor foe could render worthy meed.
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Dare Himself Worth
He whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise.
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Goodness Help Himself Wisdom
Let no one pay me honor with tears, nor celebrate my funeral rites with weeping.
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Celebration Cry Honor Pay Tears
Don’t ask of your friends what you yourself can do.
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Friendship Yourself
One man by delay restored the state, for he preferred the public safety to idle report.
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Man Report Safety State

Let no one weep for me, or celebrate my funeral with mourning; for I still live, as I pass to and fro through the mouths of men.

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