Your minds that once did stand erect and strong,
What madness swerves them from their wonted course?
• As quoted by Cicero in De Senectute, Chapter VI (Loeb translation)
What madness swerves them from their wonted course?
• As quoted by Cicero in De Senectute, Chapter VI (Loeb translation)
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Quo vobis mentes, rectae quae stare solebant
Antehac, dementis sese flexere viai?
— Ennius
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Quo vobis mentes, rectae quae stare solebant
Antehac, dementis sese flexere viai?" in the context of "Your minds that once did stand erect and strong,
What madness swerves them from their wonted course?
• As quoted by Cicero in De Senectute, Chapter VI (Loeb translation)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About 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.
About 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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