“Some might, but not you.”

Act IV, scene 5, line 49 (797).
Variant translations:
Though others were at liberty, you are not at liberty.
Even though it is permitted for others, it isn't permitted for you.
Heauton Timorumenos (The Self-Tormentor)

Original

Aliis si licet, tibi non licet.

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Roman comic playwright -185–-159 BC

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