"A laugh costs too much when bought at…" — Quintilian

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

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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.
A man who tries to surpass another may perhaps succeed in equaling inot actually surpassing him, but one who merely…
A liar ought to have a good memory.
Those who wish to appear learned to fools, appear as fools to the learned.
In a crowd, on a journey, at a banquet even, a line of thought can itself provide its own seclusion.
A great part of art consists in imitation. For the whole conduct of life is based on this: that what…
Nothing is more dangerous to men than a sudden change of fortune.
Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.
There is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be taught.
Prune what is turgid, elevate what is commonplace, arrange what is disorderly, introduce rhythm where the language is harsh, modify…
Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.
One should aim not at being possible to understand, but at being impossible to misunderstand.

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