Medicine for the dead is too late.
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Sayings 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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Medicine for the dead is too late.
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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.
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A man who tries to surpass another may perhaps succeed in equaling in not actually surpassing him, but one who merely follows can never quite come up with him: a follower, necessarily, is always behind.
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Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.
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Though ambition may be a fault in itself, it is often the mother of virtues.
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The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.
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Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
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The prosperous can not easily form a right idea of misery.
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Lately we have had many losses.
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Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.
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The soul languishing in obscurity contracts a kind of rust, or abandons itself to the chimera of presumption; for it is natural for it to acquire something, even when separated from any one.
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Study depends on the goodwill of the student, a quality that cannot be secured by compulsion.
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A liar must have a good memory.
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The learned understand the reason of art; the unlearned feel the pleasure.
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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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