There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it reluctantly.

Nulla est tam facilis res quin difficilis siet, quam invitus facias.

Terence

The Self-Tormentor

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Topic

Reluctance and hesitation

Speaker

Clitipho

Author

Terence

Source

The Self-Tormentor

Medium

Play

Language

Latin

Time

163 BC 160s BC 2nd century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

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. 6.

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