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Quintus Ennius

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
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
Let no one pay me honor with tears, nor celebrate my funeral rites with weeping.
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Celebration Cry Honor Pay Tears
One man by delay restored the state, for he preferred the public safety to idle report.
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Man Report Safety State
He who has two languages has two souls.
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Himself Language Soul
One man by delaying saved the state for us.
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Delay Man Oneself
They hate whom they fear.
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Fear Hate
A true friend is a friend when in difficulty.
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Difficult Friendship One Liner True
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
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
He hath freedom whoso beareth a clean and constant heart within.
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Cleaning Freedom Heart
The wise man is wise in vain who cannot be wise to his own advantage.
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Advantage Man Wisdom
That is true liberty, which bears a pure and firm breast.
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Liberty One Liner Purity True
Here is he laid to whom for daring deed, nor friend nor foe could render worthy meed.
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Dare Himself Worth
A sure friend is known in unsure circumstances.
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Circumstance Friendship
To open his lips is crime in a plain citizen.
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Citizenship Crime Lips

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