It is the heart which inspires eloquence.
QUINTILIANNature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.
More Quintilian Quotes
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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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That which offends the ear will not easily gain admission to the mind.
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Suffering itself does less afflict the senses than the apprehension of suffering.
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Let us never adopt the maxim, Rather lose our friend than our jest.
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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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That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
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Although virtue receives some of its excellencies from nature, yet it is perfected by education.
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She abounds with lucious faults.
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The learned understand the reason of art; the unlearned feel the pleasure.
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Fear of the future is worse than one’s present fortune.
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The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.
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We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.
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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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Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
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A liar ought to have a good memory.
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