It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity.
QUINTILIANVain hopes are like certain dreams of those who wake.
More Quintilian Quotes
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From writing rapidly it does not result that one writes well, but from writing well it results that one writes rapidly.
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There is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be taught.
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Men of quality are in the wrong to undervalue, as they often do, the practise of a fair and quick hand in writing; for it is no immaterial accomplishment.
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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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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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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 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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He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity.
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Virtue, though she gets her beginning from nature, yet receives her finishing touches from learning.
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Without natural gifts technical rules are useless.
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Too exact, and studious of similitude rather than of beauty.
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Suffering itself does less afflict the senses than the apprehension of suffering.
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God, that all-powerful Creator of nature and architect of the world, has impressed man with no character so proper to distinguish him from other animals, as by the faculty of speech.
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When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield.
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