"He who civilly shows the way to one……" — Quintus Ennius
"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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Quintus Ennius
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17 Quotes by Quintus Ennius
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To open his lips is crime in a plain citizen.
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He hath freedom whoso beareth a clean and constant heart within.
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No one regards what is before his feet; we all gaze at the stars.
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The victor is not victorious if the vanquished does not consider himself so
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The idle mind knows not what it wants.
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Don't ask of your friends what you yourself can do.
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O friend unseen, unborn, unknown, Student of our sweet English tongue, I never indulge in poetics - Unless I am…
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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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He whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise.
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Whom men fear they hate, and whom they hate, they wish dead
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Let no one weep for me, or celebrate my funeral with mourning; for I still live, as I pass to…
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