That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the mind.
QUINTILIANNothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
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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(Slaughter) means blood and iron.
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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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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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We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.
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When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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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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Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.
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For all the best teachers pride themselves on having a large number of pupils and think themselves worthy of a bigger audience.
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We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.
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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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A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.
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Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
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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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By writing quickly we are not brought to write well, but by writing well we are brought to write quickly.
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