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Terence

Latin quotes 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.

I Do Not Buy Mere Hope

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

I Am A Human Being; I Consider Nothing Human [To Be] Alien To Me

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