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Don’t ask of your friends what you yourself can do.

Quintus Ennius

A true friend is tested in adversity.
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Adversity Friendship
One man by delay restored the state, for he preferred the public safety to idle report.
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Man Report Safety State
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
One man by delaying saved the state for us.
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Delay Man Oneself
Don’t ask of your friends what you yourself can do.
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Friendship Yourself
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
No one regards what is before his feet; we all gaze at the stars.
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Feet Inspirational Sight Stars
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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Friendship Himself Loyalty Necessary Soul Worth
Whom men fear they hate, and whom they hate, they wish dead.
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Death Fear Hate Man
A sure friend is known in unsure circumstances.
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Circumstance Friendship
He who has two languages has two souls.
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Himself Language Soul
Here is he laid to whom for daring deed, nor friend nor foe could render worthy meed.
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Dare Himself Worth
He whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise.
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Goodness Help Himself 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
He hath freedom whoso beareth a clean and constant heart within.
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Cleaning Freedom Heart
The victor is not victorious if the vanquished does not consider himself so
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Himself Victory

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