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.
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.
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Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.
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When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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Usage is the best language teacher.
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We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.
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Verse satire indeed is entirely our own.
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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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Those who wish to appear learned to fools, appear as fools to the learned.
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A liar ought to have a good memory.
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(Slaughter) means blood and iron.
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As regards parents, I should like to see them as highly educated as possible, and I do not restrict this remark to fathers alone.
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A liar should have a good memory.
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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.
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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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Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.
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The obscurity of a writer is generally in proportion to his incapacity.
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