Laudator Temporis Acti: Terence Overlooked

Terence Overlooked

Discussing the Pope's funeral, Michael Novak writes:

Nil humanum alienum mihi, as the ancient church already said: Nothing human is alien to me.

Well, no. The ancient church didn't say it. That ancient pagan Terence (or his source) did, at Heauton Timorumenos 77:

Homo sum: humani nil a me alienum puto.

# posted by Michael Gilleland @ 3:05 PM

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