Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
QUINTILIANA 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.
More Quintilian Quotes
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Medicine for the dead is too late.
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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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Satiety is a neighbor to continued pleasures.
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It is much easier to try one’s hand at many things than to concentrate one’s powers on one thing.
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To 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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Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.
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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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By writing quickly we are not brought to write well, but by writing well we are brought to write quickly.
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Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.
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It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity.
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The pretended admission of a fault on our part creates an excellent impression.
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Study depends on the goodwill of the student, a quality that cannot be secured by compulsion.
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Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.
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An evil-speaker differs from an evil-doer only in the want of opportunity.
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When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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