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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

8534 Terene 185 or 195- BC John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:8534
AUTHOR:Terence (c. 185 or c. 195– B.C.)
QUOTATION:That is a true proverb which is wont to be commonly quoted, that “all had rather it were well for themselves than for another.”
ATTRIBUTION:Andria. Act ii. Sc. 5, 15. (426.)