The ape, vilest of beasts, how like to us.
QUINTUS ENNIUSDon’t ask of your friends what you yourself can do.
More Quintus Ennius Quotes
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The wise man is wise in vain who cannot be wise to his own advantage.
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A true friend is a friend when in difficulty.
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A true friend is tested in adversity.
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The victor is not victorious if the vanquished does not consider himself so
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The idle mind knows not what it wants.
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The Roman state stands by ancient customs, and its manhood.
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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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I never indulge in rhyme or stanza Unless I’m in bed with the influenza.
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He whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise.
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They hate whom they fear.
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Don’t ask of your friends what you yourself can do.
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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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Here is he laid to whom for daring deed, nor friend nor foe could render worthy meed.
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That is true liberty, which bears a pure and firm breast.
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To open his lips is crime in a plain citizen.
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