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To open his lips is crime in a plain citizen.

Quintus Ennius

A true friend is tested in adversity.
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Adversity Friendship
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
The wise man is wise in vain who cannot be wise to his own advantage.
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Advantage Man Wisdom
They hate whom they fear.
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Fear Hate
Here is he laid to whom for daring deed, nor friend nor foe could render worthy meed.
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Dare Himself Worth
Whom men fear they hate, and whom they hate, they wish dead.
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Death Fear Hate Man
He hath freedom whoso beareth a clean and constant heart within.
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Cleaning Freedom Heart
He whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise.
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Goodness Help Himself Wisdom
I never indulge in rhyme or stanza Unless I’m in bed with the influenza.
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Bed Myself Rhyme
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
He who has two languages has two souls.
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Himself Language Soul
One man by delay restored the state, for he preferred the public safety to idle report.
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Man Report Safety State
The ape, vilest of beasts, how like to us.
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Animal Beast Similarity
One man by delaying saved the state for us.
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Delay Man Oneself
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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Celebration Cry Funeral Man Mourning Myself
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

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