There is no fellowship inviolate, no faith is kept, when ki… - Ennius

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There is no fellowship inviolate,
no faith is kept, when kingship is concerned.

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Quintus Ennius (239 B.C. – 169 B.C.) was a writer during the period of the Roman Republic, and is often considered the father of Roman poetry. Although only fragments of his works survive, his influence in Latin literature was significant.

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Native Name: Ennius Quintus

Alternative Names: Quintus Ennius • Quinto Ennio • Ennio

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Lucan Virgil Publius Papinius Statius Horace Gaius Valerius Flaccus

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Homo qui erranti comiter monstrat viam,
Quasi lumen de suo lumine accendat facit;
Nihilo minus ipsi lucet, cum illi accenderit.

All my life I taught Zen to the people - Nine and seventy years.
He who sees not things as they are
Will never know Zen.

Dictum factumque facit frux.

There is no fellowship inviolate, no faith is kept, when kingship is concerned. - Ennius

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