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Let no one pay me honor with tears, nor celebrate my funeral rites with weeping.

Quintus Ennius

The idle mind knows not what it wants.
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Known Mindset
The wise man is wise in vain who cannot be wise to his own advantage.
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Advantage Man Wisdom
The Roman state stands by ancient customs, and its manhood.
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Ancient Custom Man State
He who has two languages has two souls.
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Himself Language Soul
A sure friend is known in unsure circumstances.
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Circumstance Friendship
No one regards what is before his feet; we all gaze at the stars.
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Feet Inspirational Sight Stars
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
They hate whom they fear.
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Fear Hate
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 whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise.
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Goodness Help Himself Wisdom
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
Here is he laid to whom for daring deed, nor friend nor foe could render worthy meed.
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Dare Himself Worth
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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Celebration Cry Funeral Man Mourning Myself
Don’t ask of your friends what you yourself can do.
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Friendship Yourself
A true friend is a friend when in difficulty.
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Difficult Friendship One Liner True
The victor is not victorious if the vanquished does not consider himself so
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Himself Victory

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