We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.
QUINTILIANHe who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity.
More Quintilian Quotes
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That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
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To my mind the boy who gives least promise is one in whom the critical faculty develops in advance of the imagination.
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Sayings designed to raise a laugh are generally untrue and never complimentary. Laughter is never far removed from derision.
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The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.
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Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.
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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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Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming.
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A liar must have a good memory.
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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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When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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Though ambition may be a fault in itself, it is often the mother of virtues.
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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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For the mind is all the easier to teach before it is set.
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Vain hopes are like certain dreams of those who wake.
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It is worth while too to warn the teacher that undue severity in correcting faults is liable at times to discourage a boy’s mind from effort.
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