“Lovers' quarrels are the renewal of love.”

— Terence , Andria

Act III, scene 3, line 23 (555).
Variant translation: Lovers’ rows make love whole again.
Andria (The Lady of Andros)

Original

Amantium irae amoris integratio est.

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Roman comic playwright -185–-159 BC

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