Marcus Fabius Quintilian Quotes (33 Quotes)
- Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be.
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- That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
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- We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.
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- To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man.
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- Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
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- In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.
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- Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.
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- Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune.
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- A liar must have a good memory. Mendacem oportet esse memorem.
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- It is fitting that a liar should be a man of good memory.
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- While we are examining into everything we sometimes find truth where we least expected it.
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- Without the assistance of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no efficacy.
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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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- The perfection of art is to conceal art.
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- Though ambition in itself is a vice, yet it is often the parent of virtues.
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