To my mind the boy who gives least promise is one in whom the critical faculty develops in advance of the imagination.
QUINTILIANTo 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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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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Though ambition may be a fault in itself, it is often the mother of virtues.
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It is the heart which inspires eloquence.
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Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.
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A liar must have a good memory.
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Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
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Usage is the best language teacher.
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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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There is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be taught.
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Suffering itself does less afflict the senses than the apprehension of suffering.
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Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
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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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We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.
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While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. The opportunity is lost.
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For the mind is all the easier to teach before it is set.
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