Quintus Ennius famous quotes

03-26-2025

Let no one weep for me, or celebrate my funeral with mourning; for I still live, as I pass to and fro through the mouths of men.
-- Quintus Ennius

#Death #Men #Grieving
No one regards what is before his feet; we all gaze at the stars.
-- Quintus Ennius

#Stars #Feet
A true friend is a friend when in difficulty
-- Quintus Ennius

#True Friend #Difficulty #True Friend Is
To open his lips is crime in a plain citizen.
-- Quintus Ennius

#Liberty #Lips #Citizens
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

#Light #Giving #Way
That is true liberty, which bears a pure and firm breast.
-- Quintus Ennius

#Freedom #Liberty #Bears
One man by delay restored the state, for he preferred the public safety to idle report. [Lat., Unus ***** nobis cunctando restituit rem, Non ponebat enim rumores ante salutem.]
-- Quintus Ennius

#Men #Safety #Delay
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.]
-- Quintus Ennius

#Tears #Mouths #Nemo
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.
-- Quintus Ennius

#Friends #Loyalty #True Friend
A true friend is tested in adversity.
-- Quintus Ennius

#True Friend #Adversity #True Friend Is
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
-- Quintus Ennius

#Men #Enemy #Delay
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.]
-- Quintus Ennius

#Wise #Wisdom #Men
Whom men fear they hate, and whom they hate, they wish dead
-- Quintus Ennius

#Hate #Men #Hatred
He whose wisdom cannot help him, gets no good from being wise.
-- Quintus Ennius

#Wise #Helping #Being Wise
He hath freedom whoso beareth a clean and constant heart within.
-- Quintus Ennius

#Heart #Compassion #Constant
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?
-- Quintus Ennius

#Real #Self #Joy
The victor is not victorious if the vanquished does not consider himself so
-- Quintus Ennius

#Doe
The idle mind knows not what it wants.
-- Quintus Ennius

#Mind #Want #Idle
Don't ask of your friends what you yourself can do.
-- Quintus Ennius
O friend unseen, unborn, unknown, Student of our sweet English tongue, I never indulge in poetics - Unless I am down with rheumatics.
-- Quintus Ennius

#Sweet #Home #Tongue
He who has two languages has two souls.
-- Quintus Ennius

#Two #Soul #Two Souls
A sure friend is known in unsure circumstances.
-- Quintus Ennius

#Real #Real Friends #Circumstances
Here is he laid to whom for daring deed, nor friend nor foe could render worthy meed.
-- Quintus Ennius

#Deeds #Worthy #Daring

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