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He whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise.

Quintus Ennius

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 ape, vilest of beasts, how like to us.
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Animal Beast Similarity
He hath freedom whoso beareth a clean and constant heart within.
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Cleaning Freedom Heart
A true friend is a friend when in difficulty.
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Difficult Friendship One Liner True
Don’t ask of your friends what you yourself can do.
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Friendship Yourself
Here is he laid to whom for daring deed, nor friend nor foe could render worthy meed.
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Dare Himself Worth
The wise man is wise in vain who cannot be wise to his own advantage.
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Advantage Man Wisdom
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 idle mind knows not what it wants.
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Known Mindset
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 by delaying saved the state for us.
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Delay Man Oneself
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
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
A true friend is tested in adversity.
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Adversity Friendship
To open his lips is crime in a plain citizen.
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Citizenship Crime Lips

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