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To open his lips is crime in a plain citizen.

Quintus Ennius

A sure friend is known in unsure circumstances.
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Circumstance Friendship
He hath freedom whoso beareth a clean and constant heart within.
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Cleaning Freedom Heart
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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Born Friendship Myself Poet
A true friend is a friend when in difficulty.
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Difficult Friendship One Liner True
I never indulge in rhyme or stanza Unless I’m in bed with the influenza.
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Bed Myself Rhyme
That is true liberty, which bears a pure and firm breast.
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Liberty One Liner Purity True
Don’t ask of your friends what you yourself can do.
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Friendship Yourself
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
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Avoid Enemy Engagement Man Resource Restore Skill
One man by delay restored the state, for he preferred the public safety to idle report.
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Man Report Safety State
To open his lips is crime in a plain citizen.
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Citizenship Crime Lips
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
The wise man is wise in vain who cannot be wise to his own advantage.
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Advantage Man Wisdom
The Roman state stands by ancient customs, and its manhood.
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Ancient Custom Man State
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
They hate whom they fear.
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Fear Hate

To open his lips is crime in a plain citizen.

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