"Fear of the future is worse than one's…" — Quintilian

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

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76 Quotes by Quintilian

Quintilian has 76 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

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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More Fear Quotes

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You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to… — Aristotle
Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil. — Aristotle
Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. — Aristotle
I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the… — Aristotle
Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence. — Aristotle
Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence. — Aristotle
The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil… — Aristotle
Listen to what you know instead of what you fear. — Richard Bach
Whatever man uses without the fear of God, whatever he applies to the mere gratifying of his flesh, cannot fail… — Johann Arndt
To me, watching a movie is like going to an amusement park. My worst fear is making a film that… — Darren Aronofsky
I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them. — Isaac Asimov
Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation. — Bashar al-Assad

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