It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity.
QUINTILIANThough ambition may be a fault in itself, it is often the mother of virtues.
More Quintilian Quotes
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We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.
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The prosperous can not easily form a right idea of misery.
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There is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be taught.
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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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Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.
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A man who tries to surpass another may perhaps succeed in equaling in not actually surpassing him, but one who merely follows can never quite come up with him: a follower, necessarily, is always behind.
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The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.
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Ambition is a vice, but it may be the father of virtue.
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Nothing can be pleasing which is not also becoming.
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Though ambition may be a fault in itself, it is often the mother of virtues.
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Where evil habits are once settled, they are more easily broken than mended.
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A liar must have a good memory.
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A liar should have a good memory.
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A religion without mystics is a philosophy.
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Study depends on the goodwill of the student, a quality that cannot be secured by compulsion.
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