Some people ask, "What if the sky were to fall?"

Quid si nunc caelum ruat?

The Self-Tormentor

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Original Citation

Terence. Heauton Timorumenos [The Self-Tormentor]. c. 163 BC, act 4, sc. 3.

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Current Citation

Terence. "The Self-Tormentor." The Comedies, translated by Betty Radice. Penguin Classics, 1976.

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A quote by Terence about pessimism: “Some people ask, "What if the sky were to fall?"”

A quote by Terence about pessimism: “Some people ask, "What if the sky were to fall?"”

A quote by Terence about pessimism: “Some people ask, "What if the sky were to fall?"”