Terram corpus quae dederit, ipsam capere neque dispendi fac… - Ennius

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Terram corpus quae dederit, ipsam
capere neque dispendi facere hilum.

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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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Nulla sancta societas
Nec fides regni est.

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.

Unus homo nobis cunctando restituit rem.
Noenum rumores ponebat ante salutem;
Ergo plusque magisque viri nunc gloria claret.

Terram corpus quae dederit, ipsam capere neque dispendi facere hilum. - Ennius

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