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The Roman state stands by ancient customs, and its manhood.

Quintus Ennius

One man by delaying saved the state for us.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Delay Man Oneself
A true friend is a friend when in difficulty.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Difficult Friendship One Liner True
The ape, vilest of beasts, how like to us.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Animal Beast Similarity
They hate whom they fear.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Fear Hate
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.]
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Bury Honor Live Myself Tears
A true friend is tested in adversity.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Adversity Friendship
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.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Celebration Cry Funeral Man Mourning Myself
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.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Friendship Himself Loyalty Necessary Soul Worth
O friend unseen, unborn, unknown, Student of our sweet English tongue, I never indulge in poetics – Unless I am down with rheumatics.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Born Friendship Myself Poet
He who has two languages has two souls.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Himself Language Soul
That is true liberty, which bears a pure and firm breast.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Liberty One Liner Purity True
He whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Goodness Help Himself Wisdom
To open his lips is crime in a plain citizen.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Citizenship Crime Lips
Here is he laid to whom for daring deed, nor friend nor foe could render worthy meed.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Dare Himself Worth
Ennius was the father of Roman poetry, because he first introduced into Latin the Greek manner and in particular the hexameter metre.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Father Himself Introduction Poetry
I never indulge in rhyme or stanza Unless I’m in bed with the influenza.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Bed Myself Rhyme

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