Terence
Terence
Publius Terentius Afer, better known in English as Terence, was a playwright of the Roman Republic, of North African descent. His comedies were performed for the first time around 170–160 BC. Terentius Lucanus, a Roman senator, brought Terence to Rome as a slave, educated him and later on, impressed by his abilities, freed him. Terence apparently died young, probably in Greece or on his way back to Rome. All of the six plays Terence wrote have survived...
NationalityRoman
ProfessionWriter
sore
To touch a sore is to renew one's grief.
concerns humanity interest whatever
I am a man, and whatever concerns humanity is of interest to me.
affairs human men nature
Human nature is so constituted, that all see and judge better in the affairs of other men than in their own.
mind riches
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.
appear demand men
There is a demand in these days for men who can make wrong appear right.
force founded great
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.
charming died till
She ne'er was really charming till she died
chance hope mere occur
How often things occur by mere chance which we dared not even hope for.
believing design good perhaps
Perhaps believing in good design is like believing in God, it makes you an optimist.
human
I am a human being; nothing human can be alien to me.
believe easily hope
You believe that easily which you hope for earnestly.
dad fathers harsh
What harsh judges fathers are to all young men!
agreement approve asked hard public reluctant work
I'm very disappointed that after a lot of hard work and a public consultation and the reluctant agreement of Ware residents to approve 70 homes, we are now being asked to approve another 30.
hearts men-and-women
I know the disposition of women: when you will, they won't; when you won't, they set their hearts upon you of their own inclination