Whom men fear they hate, and whom they hate, they wish dead.
QUINTUS ENNIUSA 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.
More Quintus Ennius Quotes
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One man by delaying saved the state for us.
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One man by delay restored the state, for he preferred the public safety to idle report.
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A true friend is a friend when in difficulty.
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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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Let no one pay me honor with tears, nor celebrate my funeral rites with weeping.
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The victor is not victorious if the vanquished does not consider himself so
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To open his lips is crime in a plain citizen.
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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 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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A sure friend is known in unsure circumstances.
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The wise man is wise in vain who cannot be wise to his own advantage.
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The Roman state stands by ancient customs, and its manhood.
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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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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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