Some Famous Sayings of Terence

Terence's popularity, sympathy for all things human: Terence is very quotable: Terentian one-liners are popular with authors of elementary Latin books.). Some of the most famous are:

• — homo sum: humani nil a me alienum puto
• — fortes fortuna adiuvat
• — quot homines tot sententiae
• — erubuit: salva res est
• — nullumst iam dictum quod non sit dictum prius

• To this last Donatus is said to have responded: pereant qui ante nos nostra dixerunt.

• — ut homo'st, ita morem geras
• — lupus in fabula
• — communia esse amicorum inter se omnia