The gifts of nature are infinite in their variety, and mind differs from mind almost as much as body from body.
QUINTILIANEverything that has a beginning comes to an end.
More Quintilian Quotes
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Fear of the future is worse than one’s present fortune.
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An evil-speaker differs from an evil-doer only in the want of opportunity.
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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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A liar must have a good memory.
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A liar ought to have a good memory.
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Suffering itself does less afflict the senses than the apprehension of suffering.
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Usage is the best language teacher.
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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 obscurity of a writer is generally in proportion to his incapacity.
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(Slaughter) means blood and iron.
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The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.
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Satiety is a neighbor to continued pleasures.
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If you direct your whole thought to work itself, none of the things which invade eyes or ears will reach the mind.
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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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In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.
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