Quote of Publius Terentius Afer - I am human, and I think...
Biography - Publius Terentius Afer:
Terence was a Roman African playwright.
*Approximate years of birth and death.
Born: -190 - Died: -159
Period:
2nd century BC
Place of birth: Tunisia
Born: -190 - Died: -159
Period:
2nd century BC
Place of birth: Tunisia
I am human, and I think that nothing of that which is human is alien to me.
Translation
(French, German, Latin)
Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto.
See also...
Quotes about human nature:
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Humankind has become so much one family that we cannot ensure our own prosperity except by ensuring that of everyone else. If you wish to be happy yourself, you must resign yourself to seeing others also happy.
Why should the law refuse its protection to any sensitive being? The time will come when humanity will extend its mantle over everything which breathes.
Quotes about man, all human beings:
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