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

Quintus Ennius

Let no one pay me honor with tears, nor celebrate my funeral rites with weeping.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Celebration Cry Honor Pay Tears
The Roman state stands by ancient customs, and its manhood.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Ancient Custom Man State
Don’t ask of your friends what you yourself can do.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Friendship Yourself
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.]
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Avoid Enemy Engagement Man Resource Restore Skill
One man by delaying saved the state for us.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Delay Man Oneself
One man by delay restored the state, for he preferred the public safety to idle report.
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Man Report Safety State
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?
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Calm Conversation Friendship Life Soul True Worth
The idle mind knows not what it wants.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Known Mindset
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.
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Friendship Himself Loyalty Necessary Soul Worth
They hate whom they fear.
QUINTUS ENNIUS

Fear Hate
The ape, vilest of beasts, how like to us.
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Animal Beast Similarity
Whom men fear they hate, and whom they hate, they wish dead.
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Death Fear Hate Man
He who has two languages has two souls.
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Himself Language Soul
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
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

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

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