She abounds with lucious faults.
QUINTILIANWe must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.
More Quintilian Quotes
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There is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be taught.
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For the mind is all the easier to teach before it is set.
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Ambition is a vice, but it may be the father of virtue.
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It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity.
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A liar should have a good memory.
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A mediocre speech supported by all the power of delivery will be more impressive than the best speech unaccompanied by such power.
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Satiety is a neighbor to continued pleasures.
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Usage is the best language teacher.
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A Woman who is generous with her money is to be praised; not so, if she is generous with her person.
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The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.
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The learned understand the reason of art; the unlearned feel the pleasure.
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A liar ought to have a good memory.
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Let us never adopt the maxim, Rather lose our friend than our jest.
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Suffering itself does less afflict the senses than the apprehension of suffering.
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It is the nurse that the child first hears, and her words that he will first attempt to imitate.
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