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Maxioms by Terence (publius Terentius Afer)

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Fare ye well, and give us your applause.
[Lat., Vos valete et plaudite.]

Fare ye well, and give us your applause.
[Lat., Vos valete et plaudite.]

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Work is a necessary evil to be avoided.

Work is a necessary evil to be avoided.

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You tell a tale to a dead man.

You tell a tale to a dead man.

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Attired to please herself: no gems of any kind
She wore, nor aught of borrowed gloss in Nature's stead;
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Attired to please herself: no gems of any kind
She wore, nor aught of borrowed gloss in Nature's stead;
And, then her long, loose hair flung round her head
Fell carelessly behind.

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Knavery's now its own reward.
[Lat., His nunc praemium est qui recta prava faciunt.]

Knavery's now its own reward.
[Lat., His nunc praemium est qui recta prava faciunt.]

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