One man by delay restored the state, for he preferred the public safety to idle report.
QUINTUS ENNIUSThey hate whom they fear.
More Quintus Ennius Quotes
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No one regards what is before his feet; we all gaze at the stars.
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They hate whom they fear.
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The idle mind knows not what it wants.
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A true friend is distinguished in the crisis of hazard and necessity; when the gallantry of his aid may show the worth of his soul and the loyalty of his heart.
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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.
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He who has two languages has two souls.
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He hath freedom whoso beareth a clean and constant heart within.
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Here is he laid to whom for daring deed, nor friend nor foe could render worthy meed.
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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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The Roman state stands by ancient customs, and its manhood.
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The wise man is wise in vain who cannot be wise to his own advantage.
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Don’t ask of your friends what you yourself can do.
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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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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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One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
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