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James Wood, comp. Dictionary of Quotations. 1899.

Ennius

Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur—A true friend is seen when fortune wavers.

Kindnesses misplaced are nothing but a curse and a disservice.

Moribus antiquis res stat Romana virisque—The Roman commonwealth stands by its ancient manners and men.

Quod est ante pedes nemo spectat: cœli / Scrutantur plagas—What is at his feet no one looks at; they scan the tracks of heaven.

Tui me miseret, mei piget—I pity you and vex myself.