Nothing is so difficult but that it may be found out by seeking.

Nil tam difficile est quin quaerendo investigrai possiet.

Terence

The Self-Tormentor

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Syrus

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Terence

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The Self-Tormentor

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Play

Language

Latin

Time

163 BC 160s BC 2nd century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Playwright Writer

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Africa Roman Republic

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Citation

Terence. Ἑαυτὸν τιμωρούμενος [Heuton Timoroumenous]. c. 163 BC, Rome, Italy, act 4, sc. 2.

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Athens and Jerusalem Evangelism God
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Apostle Paul
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Medium
Scripture
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Era
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Acts 17:22-23).

Another quote originally in Latin

They wonder much to hear that gold, which in itself is so useless a thing, should be everywhere so much esteemed, that even men for whom it was made, and by whom it has its value, should yet be thought of less value than it is.

Thomas More

Utopia

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Thomas More
Source
Utopia
Genre
Satire Political literature
Language
Latin
Time
1516 1520s 16th century
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More, Thomas. Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia. Leuven: Self-published, 1516, bk. 2.

Current Citation

More, Thomas. Utopia, edited and translated by Paul Turner. Penguin Classics, 2003, bk. 2.