Hinc illae lacrimae
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Hinc illae lacrimae
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"Hinc illae lacrimae" is a line from the Roman poet Terence's well-known comedy, Andria. The phrase has, since the time of the Roman Republic, been appropriated for use as a popular saying or quotation—to be employed when an obscured cause or explanation, for some action(s) or behavior, is recognized; and esp. when a baser motivation is identified, contra an (initially-assumed) nobler one. In line 126 of the comedy Andria, Terence has his character Simo commenting to interlocutor Sosias on the t
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Line from a 166 BC Roman play
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date created:
2024-08-31T07:54:38Z
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2024-09-08T10:00:02Z
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