Quotes by Marcus Fabius Quintilian

It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity.

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It is fitting that a liar should be a man of good memory.

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In almost everything, experience is more valuable than precept.

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He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks...

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God, that all-powerful Creator of nature and architect of the world, has impressed man with...

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Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.

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For it would have been better that man should have been born dumb, nay, void...

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Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune.

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Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.

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A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too much.

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A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.

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Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.

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