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Nam ego illum periisse duco, cui quidem periit pudor. (translated by Thornton)


— For him I reckon lost who’s lost to shame.
— Bacchides Act III, scene 3, line 80.
— Variant translation: I regard that man as lost, who has lost his sense of shame. (translator unknown)

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I know that every good and excellent thing in the world stands moment by moment on the razor-edge of danger and must be fought for. ~ Thornton Wilder


— Used 7 December 2006, proposed by UDScott

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3 Kalki 20:47, 15 April 2007 (UTC) with a lean toward 4. 3 InvisibleSun 22:33, 15 April 2007 (UTC) 1 Zarbon 23:52, 22 April 2008 (UTC) A dramatist is one who believes that the pure event, an action involving human beings, is more arresting than any comment that can be made upon it. ~ Thornton Wilder


— SOURCE: BBC Archive - NewsBank - Oct 20, 1999

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