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Terence Quotes (-185--159)
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About Terence
Publius Terentius Afer (195/185β159 BC), more commonly referred to as Terence, was a comic playwright of the Roman Republic. A Berber born in or near Carthage, his comedies were first performed between 170 BC and 160 BC.
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βNe quid nimis.β
βI did not care one straw.β
βAquilΓ¦ senectus.β
βNil est dictu facilius.β
βThere are vicissitudes in all things.β
βModo liceat vivere, est spes.β
βI took to my heels as fast as I could.β
βAliis si licet, tibi non licet. β
βSine Cerere et Baccho friget Venusβ
βIus summum saepe summa est malitia.β
βDiem adimere aegritudinem hominibus.β
βObsequium amicos, veritas odium parit.β
βIt is up with you; all is over; you are ruined.β
βAs the saying is, I have got a wolf by the ears.β
βHomo sum: humani nihil a me alienum puto.β
βLook you, I am the most concerned in my own interests.β
βQuot homines tot sententiae: suus cuique mos.β
βsi istuc crederem/sincere dici, quidvis possem perpeti.β
βPericlum ex aliis facito tibi quod ex usu siet.β
βWhat comes from this quarter, set it down as so much gain.β
βI only wish I may see your head stroked down with a slipper.β
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Terence on Globalization 2 quotes
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βMany a time,β¦ from a bad beginning great friendships have sprung up.β
Terence on Childhood 2 quotes
βUt quisque suum vult esse, ita est.
As each one wishes his children to be, so they are.β
Terence on Patriotism 2 quotes
β'Twere sweet to sink in death for Truth and Freedom! Yes, who would hesitate, for who could bear The living degradation we may know If we do dread death for a sacred cause?β
Terence on Self-love
βI am the most concerned in my own interests.β
Terence on War
βOmnia prius experiri verbis quam armis sapientem decet.β
Terence on Rumors
Terence on Prudence
βIt behooves a prudent person to make trial of everything before arms.β
Terence on Political correctness
βIf I could believe that this was said sincerely, I could put up with anything.β
Terence on Honesty
βIf I could believe that this was said sincerely, I could put up with anything.β
What Terence Said About Others
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Terence on Pythagoras
βThere is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it reluctantly.β
Terence on Nina Graboi
βNina Graboi's wonderful odyssey from the center of Nazi Europe to the center of the Acid Age and beyond is an extraordinary tale of humor and hope writ large on the canvas of the 20th Centuryβ
Terence on Lee Roy Beach
βImages are defined to be information structures, with different kind of images representing different kind of information about what the actor is doing, why and how, and what kind of progress is being made.β
Terence on Joe Orton
Terence on James Tobin
βBack in 1982, a brief but brusque exchange β¦ took place between James Tobin β¦ and Robert Nozick β¦ Tobin exclaimed at Nozick: βThere is nothing more dangerous than a philosopher whoβs learned a little bit of economics.β To which Nozick immediately responded: βUnless itβs an economist who hasnβt learned any philosophy.ββ
About Terence
Publius Terentius Afer (195/185β159 BC), more commonly referred to as Terence, was a comic playwright of the Roman Republic. A Berber born in or near Carthage, his comedies were first performed between 170 BC and 160 BC.