One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no efficacy.
QUINTILIANLet us never adopt the maxim, Rather lose our friend than our jest.
More Quintilian Quotes
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Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.
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Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
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Lately we have had many losses.
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That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the mind.
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A religion without mystics is a philosophy.
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The obscurity of a writer is generally in proportion to his incapacity.
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Men of quality are in the wrong to undervalue, as they often do, the practise of a fair and quick hand in writing; for it is no immaterial accomplishment.
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Medicine for the dead is too late.
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Conscience is a thousand witnesses.
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As regards parents, I should like to see them as highly educated as possible, and I do not restrict this remark to fathers alone.
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From writing rapidly it does not result that one writes well, but from writing well it results that one writes rapidly.
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It is the heart which inspires eloquence.
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A liar ought to have a good memory.
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Usage is the best language teacher.
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Study depends on the goodwill of the student, a quality that cannot be secured by compulsion.
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