John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8560 Terene 185 or 195- BC John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8560 |
| AUTHOR: | Terence (c. 185 or c. 195– B.C.) |
| QUOTATION: | Rigorous law is often rigorous injustice. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Heautontimoroumenos. Act iv. Sc. 5, 48. (796.) |
| Note 1. Extreme law, extreme injustice, is now become a stale proverb in discourse.—Cicero: De Officiis, i. 33. Une extrême justice est souvent une injure (Extreme justice is often injustice.—Racine: Frères Ennemies, act iv. sc. 3. Mais l’extrême justice est une extrême injure.—Francis M. Voltaire: Oedipus, act iii. sc. 3. [back] |