Though ambition in itself is a vice, yet it is often the parent of virtues.
QUINTILIANSayings designed to raise a laugh are generally untrue and never complimentary. Laughter is never far removed from derision.
More Quintilian Quotes
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Those who wish to appear learned to fools, appear as fools to the learned.
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One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no efficacy.
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Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.
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There is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be taught.
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He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity.
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Conscience is a thousand witnesses.
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The prosperous can not easily form a right idea of misery.
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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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Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
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That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
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Give bread to a stranger, in the name of the universal brotherhood which binds together all men under the common father of nature.
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Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.
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To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.
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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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