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
ask love
For you to ask advice on the rules of love is no better than to ask advice on the rules of madness.
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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.
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People were asking us if they could redeem them for money, how long they were good for. The answer is it's all up to the store.
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Any abhorrent behavior is more interesting to me. I'm always amazed when somebody asks me, 'Why don't you write something about nice people?' Because nice people are boring, that's why.
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They're asking us to give them advice on how to become a more mainstream, fully professional news organization.
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I still think earnings reports are going to be very good, ... I think we're getting to the end of rate hike situation on the part of the Fed.
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I am human and let nothing human be alien to me.
So many men, so many opinions; everyone his own way.
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You believe easily that which you hope for earnestly.
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This I consider to be a valuable principle in life: Do no thing in excess.
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Many a time from a bad beginning great friendships have sprung up.
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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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They who love dancing too much seem to have more brains in their feet than in their head
I hold this as a rule of life: too much of anything is bad.