Quintus Ennius Quotes

He whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise.
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One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
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Engagement
A sure friend is known in unsure circumstances.
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Circumstance
One man by delay restored the state, for he preferred the public safety to idle report.
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Report Safety
Whom men fear they hate, and whom they hate, they wish dead.
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One man by delaying saved the state for us.
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Oneself
That is true liberty, which bears a pure and firm breast.
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A true friend is a friend when in difficulty.
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No one regards what is before his feet; we all gaze at the stars.
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Feet
The victor is not victorious if the vanquished does not consider himself so
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