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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.]

Quintus Ennius

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.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Burn Light Miss Oneself Way
The wise man is wise in vain who cannot be wise to his own advantage.
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Advantage Man Wisdom
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 idle mind knows not what it wants.
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Known Mindset
Don’t ask of your friends what you yourself can do.
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Friendship Yourself
They hate whom they fear.
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Fear Hate
One man by delaying saved the state for us.
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Delay Man Oneself
A sure friend is known in unsure circumstances.
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Circumstance Friendship
I never indulge in rhyme or stanza Unless I’m in bed with the influenza.
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Bed Myself Rhyme
The Roman state stands by ancient customs, and its manhood.
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Ancient Custom Man 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
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
One man by delay restored the state, for he preferred the public safety to idle report.
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Man Report Safety State
That is true liberty, which bears a pure and firm breast.
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Liberty One Liner Purity True
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

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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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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