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. — Quintus Ennius Copy Share Image
Let no one honour me with tears, or bury me with lamentation. Why? Because I fly hither and thither, living in the mouths of… — Quintus Ennius Copy Share
To later Romans Ennius was the personification of the spirit of early Rome; by them he was called "The Father of Roman Poetry." We… — Quintus Ennius Copy Share
Ennius was the father of Roman poetry, because he first introduced into Latin the Greek manner and in particular the hexameter metre. — Quintus Ennius Copy Share
Here is he laid to whom for daring deed, nor friend nor foe could render worthy meed. — Quintus Ennius Copy Share
The wise man is wise in vain who cannot be wise to his own advantage. [Lat., Nequicquam sapere sapientem, qui ipse sibi prodesse non… — Quintus Ennius Copy Share
“Amicu certus in re incerta cernitur' [A true friend is a friend when in difficulty]” — Quintus Ennius Copy Share
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;… — Quintus Ennius Copy Share
