Terence Quotes

Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto.
I am human, and think nothing human alien to me.

I am a human being, I consider nothing that is human alien to me.

They who love dancing too much seem to have more brains in their feet than in their head.

I am a human being, and thus nothing human is alien to me.

We should look at the lives of all as at a mirror, and take from others an example for ourselves.

I am a human being; nothing human can be alien to me.

In fact nothing is said that has not been said before.

Homo sum: humani nil a me alienum puto.I am human: nothing human is alien to me.

Extreme law is often extreme injustice.

How many things both just and unjust are sanctioned by custom?

I am a human being, so nothing human is strange to me.

Too much liberty corrupts us all.

The anger of lovers renews their love.

This I consider to be a valuable principle in life: Do no thing in excess.

When the mind is in a state of uncertainty the smallest impulse directs it to either side.

Perhaps believing in good design is like believing in God, it makes you an optimist.

There is a demand in these days for men who can make wrong appear right.

I am a man, and whatever concerns humanity is of interest to me.

How unfair the fate which ordains that those who have the least should be always adding to the treasury of the wealthy.

She ne'er was really charming till she died.

I take it to be a principle rule of life, not to be too much addicted to any one thing.

For you to ask advice on the rules of love is no better than to ask advice on the rules of madness.

As many opinions as there are men; each a law to himself.

It is the common vice of all, in old age, to be too intent upon our interests.

To touch a sore is to renew one's grief.

You can take a chance with any man who pays his bills on time.

Nothing can be said nowadays which has not already been said

Many a time from a bad beginning great friendships have sprung up.

So many men, so many opinions.

Their silence is enough praise.

Fortune helps the brave.

The life of man is like a game with dice; if you don't get the throw you want, you must show your skill in making the best of the throw you get.

They are so knowing, that they know nothing.

I hold this as a rule of life: too much of anything is bad.

Veritas odium parit. (Truth breeds hatred)

Children should be led into the right paths, not by severity, but by persuasion.

What a grand thing it is to be clever and have common sense.

Fortune favors the brave.

What harsh judges fathers are to all young men!

I do not give money for just mere hopes.

The less my hope, the hotter my love

Nowadays those are rewarded who make right appear wrong.

You're a wise person if you can easily direct your attention to what ever needs it.

How often things occur by mere chance which we dared not even hope for.

We are all of us the worse for too much liberty.

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.

While the mind is in doubt it is driven this way and that by a slight impulse.

Their silence is praise enough.

Of my friends I am the only one left.