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One man by delay restored the state, for he preferred the public safety to idle report.

Quintus Ennius

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
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
Don’t ask of your friends what you yourself can do.
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Friendship Yourself
One man by delaying saved the state for us.
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Delay Man Oneself
They hate whom they fear.
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Fear Hate
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
I never indulge in rhyme or stanza Unless I’m in bed with the influenza.
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Bed Myself Rhyme
The idle mind knows not what it wants.
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Known Mindset
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
The ape, vilest of beasts, how like to us.
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Animal Beast Similarity
He who has two languages has two souls.
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Himself Language Soul
No one regards what is before his feet; we all gaze at the stars.
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Feet Inspirational Sight Stars
To open his lips is crime in a plain citizen.
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Citizenship Crime Lips
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 pay me honor with tears, nor celebrate my funeral rites with weeping.
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Celebration Cry Honor Pay Tears

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