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A true friend is a friend when in difficulty.

Quintus Ennius

He who civilly shows the way to one who has missed it, is as one who has lighted another’s lamp from his own lamp; it none the less gives light to himself when it burns for the other.
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Burn Light Miss Oneself Way
He hath freedom whoso beareth a clean and constant heart within.
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Cleaning Freedom Heart
I never indulge in rhyme or stanza Unless I’m in bed with the influenza.
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Bed Myself Rhyme
Whom men fear they hate, and whom they hate, they wish dead.
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Death Fear Hate Man
The idle mind knows not what it wants.
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Known Mindset
The ape, vilest of beasts, how like to us.
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Animal Beast Similarity
Don’t ask of your friends what you yourself can do.
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Friendship Yourself
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
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
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
That is true liberty, which bears a pure and firm breast.
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Liberty One Liner Purity True
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
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
Here is he laid to whom for daring deed, nor friend nor foe could render worthy meed.
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Dare Himself Worth
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

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