Publius Terentius Afer, ( c. 195/185 – c. 159? BC) Roman African playwright during the Roman Republic Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Famous Publius Terentius Afer Quote “Charity begins at home.”Publius Terentius Afer ~ Publius Terentius Afer ( c. 195/185 – c. 159? BC) Roman African playwright during the Roman Republic Patriotism , Prosperity , Responsibility , Service , Welfare Ratings and Comments 1Reply Dick Trice, Fort Worth 3/15/05 Another pitiful excuse for utter selfishness. 1Reply Terry Berg, Occidental, CA 3/15/05 It's becoming a bit clearer that this site has an agenda to promote. Has anyone received 'mailed' quotes that aren't in this vein yet? I haven't. I, of course, often rely on quotes from the pre-christian era in my evaluation of economic policy in the 21st century - ROFL!!! 1 Reply E Archer, NYC 3/15/05 The govt lays claim to our money to provide for us -- but are we not better guardians of our own well-being and better judges of whom deserve our charity? It is a classic. 1 Reply John-Douglas, nassau 3/16/05 Obviously Fort Worth is a hotbed of pitiful socialism. In my experience, living among the people in four different countries - if charity does not begin at home (i.e. the local community), the government steps in and` fouls up the whole idea with a gigantic 'welfare' bureacracy and kills off the whole concept of Christian charity. And humanity is worse off for it. As for relying upon "quotes from the pre-christian era" - I do think Publius Terentius Afer is from that era, so why not rely on his words? SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Publius Terentius Afer quote is found in these categories: Patriotism quotes Prosperity quotes Responsibility quotes Service quotes Welfare quotes About Publius Terentius Afer Bio of Publius Terentius Afer Quotations by Publius Terentius Afer Books by/about Publius Terentius Afer Publius Terentius Afer videos Publius Terentius Afer on Wikipedia Astrological chart for Publius Terentius Afer