The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice.
QUINTILIANWhile we ponder when to begin, it becomes too late to do.
More Quintilian Quotes
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A liar ought to have a good memory.
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The perfection of art is to conceal art.
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Those who wish to appear learned to fools, appear as fools to the learned.
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Let us never adopt the maxim, Rather lose our friend than our jest.
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While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. The opportunity is lost.
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Without natural gifts technical rules are useless.
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Lately we have had many losses.
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We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.
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Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
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Conscience is a thousand witnesses.
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A liar must have a good memory.
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We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.
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When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.
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A religion without mystics is a philosophy.
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