Memorable Quotes and quotations from TerenceTerence Roman comic dramatist (185 BC - 159 BC)Terence - Andria - Charity begins at home. Terence - Eunuchus - In fact, nothing is said that has not been said before. Terence - - I bid him look into the lives of men as though into a mirror, and from others to take an example for himself. Terence - - Their silence is sufficient praise. Terence - - So many men so many questions. (Quot Homines Tot Sententiae) Terence - Eunuchus - I have everything, yet have nothing; and although I possess nothing, still of nothing am I in want. Terence - - Too much liberty corrupts us all. Terence - - Nothing is said that has not been said before. Terence - - I am a man, and whatever concerns humanity is of interest to me. Terence - Andria - Moderation in all things. Terence - - There is a demand in these days for men who can make wrong appear right. Terence - - There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it reluctantly. Terence - Phormio - Fortune helps the brave. Terence - - I am a man: I hold that nothing human is alien to me. Terence - - What is done let us leave alone. Terence - Adelphoe - I bid him look into the lives of men as though into a mirror, and from others to take an example for himself. |
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