"A great part of art consists in imitation.……" — Quintilian
"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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Quintilian
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76 Quotes by Quintilian
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Though ambition may be a fault in itself, it is often the mother of virtues.
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A man who tries to surpass another may perhaps succeed in equaling inot actually surpassing him, but one who merely…
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A liar ought to have a good memory.
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Those who wish to appear learned to fools, appear as fools to the learned.
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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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Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
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Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.
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There is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be taught.
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Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.
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One should aim not at being possible to understand, but at being impossible to misunderstand.
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Study depends on the goodwill of the student, a quality that cannot be secured by compulsion.
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