Terence quotes - page 3

Of my friends I am the only one left. (Terence)
Children should be led into the right paths, not by severity, but by persuasion. View quote
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Obsequiousness begets friends, truth hatred. View quote
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Nothing is so difficult but that it may be found out by seeking. View quote
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If I could believe that this was said sincerely, I could put up with anything. View quote
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Nothing is easier to say. View quote
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While the mind is in doubt it is driven this way and that by a slight impulse. View quote
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She ne'er was really charming till she died. View quote
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Charity begins at home. View quote
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Some might, but not you. View quote
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Hence these tears. (Terence)
Time removes distress. View quote
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Without Ceres (bread) and Bacchus (wine) Venus (love) freezes. View quote
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I hold this as a rule of life: too much of anything is bad. View quote
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For you to ask advice on the rules of love is no better than to ask advice on the rules of madness. View quote
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What harsh judges fathers are to all young men! View quote
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I take it to be a principle rule of life, not to be too much addicted to any one thing. View quote
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What a grand thing it is to be clever and have common sense. View quote
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How often things occur by mere chance which we dared not even hope for. View quote
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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. View quote
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They who love dancing too much seem to have more brains in their feet than in their head. (Terence)
Human nature is so constituted, that all see and judge better in the affairs of other men than in their own. View quote
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He makes a great mistake... who supposes that authority is firmer or better established when it is founded by force than that which is welded by affection. View quote
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You're a wise person if you can easily direct your attention to what ever needs it. View quote
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I do not give money for just mere hopes. View quote
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Terence

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Occupation: Roman Writer
Born: 185 BC
Died: 159 BC
Quotes count: 81
Wikipedia: Terence

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