"Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur."
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A sure friend is known in unsure times. — As quoted by Cicero in De Amicitia, Chapter XVII
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Ennius
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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