"What comes from this quarter, set it down as so much gain."

Terence Literature See all quotes by Terence →

React to this quote

More by Terence

“Quot homines, tot sententiae.”

“There are vicissitudes in all things.”

“Latin with Laughter: Terence through Time”

“It is the duty of all persons, when affairs are the most prosperous, 12 then in especial to reflect within themselves in what way they are to endure adversity.”

“The Brothers at The Perseus Digital Library”

“As the saying is, I have got a wolf by the ears.”

Resonant Thoughts

"I'm a media tart. You tell me one politician that's not a media tart, tell me one that's not."

— Peter Beattie

Politics1952

#art

"The word carries the implication that the works of art and literature produced in Graeco-Roman antiquity possess an absolute value, that they form the standard by which all others are to be judged."

— Jasper Griffin

Education1937–2019

#art

"It is not strange that the engineer fails to produce a unique solution, that his product is seen to be the result of 'art' more than science. ...The product becomes a matter of opinion... and joins th…"

— Eric Laithwaite

Technology1921–1997

#art

"Some time ago I saw a painting by Thijs Maris that reminded me of it. An old Dutch town with rows of brownish red houses with step-gables and tall flights of steps, grey roofs, and white or yellow doo…"

— Vincent van Gogh

Art1853–1890

#art