quot homines tot sententiæ

Meaning

Phrase

• There are as many opinions as there are people who hold them.

Origin

• From Latin, echoing line 454 of Terence’s Phormio: quot + hominēs (“men”, “people”; nominative plural form of homō: “man”, “person”) + tot + sententiae (“opinions”, “thoughts”; nominative plural form of sententia: “opinion”, “thought”).