The learned understand the reason of art; the unlearned feel the pleasure.
QUINTILIANThat which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
More Quintilian Quotes
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Without natural gifts technical rules are useless.
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When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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It is easier to do many things than to do one thing continuously for a long time.
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Fear of the future is worse than one’s present fortune.
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He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity.
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The gifts of nature are infinite in their variety, and mind differs from mind almost as much as body from body.
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Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.
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To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.
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There is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be taught.
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We should not speak so that it is possible for the audience to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.
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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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A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.
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Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite.
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We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.
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Although virtue receives some of its excellencies from nature, yet it is perfected by education.
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