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He is wise who tries everything before arms. — Terence

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He is wise who tries everything before arms.

In the original Latin

Omnia prius experiri quam armis sapientem decet.

Terence
The Eunuch · 161 BC
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Avoiding warWar
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161 BCClassical antiquity
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Terence
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Terence. Eunuchus [The Eunuch]. 161 BC, Megalesian Games, Rome, Italy, act 4, sc. 7.

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