The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice.
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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A liar should have a good memory.
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A mediocre speech supported by all the power of delivery will be more impressive than the best speech unaccompanied by such power.
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It is the nurse that the child first hears, and her words that he will first attempt to imitate.
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It is the heart which inspires eloquence.
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In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.
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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 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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One should aim not at being possible to understand, but at being impossible to misunderstand.
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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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It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity.
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A liar must have a good memory.
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A great part of art consists in imitation. For the whole conduct of life is based on this: that what we admire in others we want to do ourselves.
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He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity.
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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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In a crowd, on a journey, at a banquet even, a line of thought can itself provide its own seclusion.
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