"si istuc crederem/sincere dici, quidvis possem perpeti."
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If I could believe that this was said sincerely, I could put up with anything. — Act I, scene 2, 96, line 176.
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Terence
Publius Terentius Afer (195/185–159 BC), more commonly referred to as Terence, was a comic playwright of the Roman Republic. A Berber born in or near Carthage, his comedies were first performed between 170 BC and 160 BC.
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