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Terence

Latin quotations by the ancient Roman playwright, Publius Terentius Afer (195/185–159 BC), known in English as Terence.

Terence was brought to Rome as a slave by Terentius Lucanus, a Roman senator, who educated him and later on, impressed by his abilities, freed him.

Everyone Has his Own Custom

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Suus cuique mos
Everyone has his own custom.

I Do Not Buy Mere Hope

Spem pretio non emo (Terence)
I do not buy mere hope.

I Am Human; I Consider Nothing Human Alien To Me

Homo sum; humani nil a me alienum puto (Terence)
I am human; I consider nothing human to be foreign to me.