Quotes by Terence

Terence

Terence

Roman writer of comedies

Lived from: 190 - 159

Category: Poets (Contemporary)

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  • As a person is so must you humor them.
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  • Charity begins at home.
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  • Children should be led into the right paths, not by severity, but by persuasion.
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  • Fortune helps the brave.
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  • How often things occur by mere chance which we dared not even hope for.
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  • How unfair the fate which ordains that those who have the least should be always adding to the treasury of the wealthy.
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  • I am human and let nothing human be alien to me.
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  • I believe because it is impossible.
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  • I do not give money for just mere hopes.
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  • I hold this as a rule of life: Too much of anything is bad.
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  • I take it to be a principle rule of life, not to be too much addicted to any one thing.
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  • Lovers quarrels are the renewal of love.
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  • Many a time from a bad beginning great friendships have sprung up.
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  • No man was ever so completely skilled in the conduct of life, as not to receive new information from age and experience.
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  • Nothing is said which has not been said before.
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  • Nowadays those are rewarded who make right appear wrong.
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  • Of my friends I am the only one left.
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  • Riches get their value from the mind of the possessor; they are blessings to those who know how to use them, and curses to those who do not.
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  • Their silence is praise enough.
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  • They are so knowing, that they know nothing.
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Questions and Answers

What are the most famous quotes from Terence?

The two most famous quotes from Terence are:

  • "As a person is so must you humor them."
  • "Charity begins at home."

When did Terence live?

Terence was born in 190 and died in the year 159.