Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be. — Quintilian Copy Share Image
Give bread to a stranger, in the name of the universal brotherhood which binds together all men under the common father of… — Quintilian Copy Share Image
Men of quality are in the wrong to undervalue, as they often do, the practise of a fair and quick hand in… — Quintilian Copy Share Image
A man who tries to surpass another may perhaps succeed in equaling inot actually surpassing him, but one who merely follows can… — Quintilian Copy Share Image
To swear, except when necessary, is becoming to an honorable man. [Lat., In totum jurare, nisi ubi necesse est, gravi viro parum… — Quintilian Copy Share Image
“In writing are the roots, in writing are the foundations of eloquence; by writing resources are stored up, as it were, in a sacred… — Quintilian Copy Share Image
Virtue, though she gets her beginning from nature, yet receives her finishing touches from learning. — Quintilian Copy Share Image
Though ambition may be a fault in itself, it is often the mother of virtues. — Quintilian Copy Share Image
It is easier to do many things than to do one thing continuously for a long time. — Quintilian Copy Share Image
One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no efficacy. — Quintilian Copy Share Image
Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite. — Quintilian Copy Share Image
The soul languishing in obscurity contracts a kind of rust, or abandons itself to the chimera of presumption; for it is natural for it… — Quintilian Copy Share Image
He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity. — Quintilian Copy Share Image
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