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“The wise man is wise in vain who cannot be wise to his own advantage. [Lat., Nequicquam sapere sapientem, qui ipse sibi prodesse non quiret.]”

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They hate whom they fear.

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To later Romans Ennius was the personification of the spirit of early Rome; by them he was called "The Father of Roman Poetry." We…

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I never indulge in rhyme or stanza Unless I'm in bed with the influenza.

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A true friend is tested in adversity.

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Don't ask of your friends what you yourself can do.

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Whom men fear they hate, and whom they hate, they wish dead

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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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He who has two languages has two souls.

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Here is he laid to whom for daring deed, nor friend nor foe could render worthy meed.

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“Amicu certus in re incerta cernitur' [A true friend is a friend when in difficulty]”

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A sure friend is known in unsure circumstances.

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