"In a crowd, on a journey, at a……" — Quintilian
"In a crowd, on a journey, at a banquet even, a line of thought can itself provide its own seclusion."
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76 Quotes by Quintilian
Quintilian has 76 quotes on this site.
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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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A great part of art consists in imitation. For the whole conduct of life is based on this: that what…
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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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Prune what is turgid, elevate what is commonplace, arrange what is disorderly, introduce rhythm where the language is harsh, modify…
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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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More Banquet Quotes
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It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken.
— Aristotle
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A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
— Aesop
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We Americans sit at the head of the banquet table, as we have done for a century. Our standard of…
— Deepak Chopra
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At the banquet table of nature, there are no reserved seats. You get what you can take, and you keep…
— A. Philip Randolph
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The Church must never be satisfied with the ranks of those whom she has reached at a certain point or…
— Pope Benedict XVI
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We must admit that the divine banquet of the brain was, and still is, a feast with dishes that remain…
— Unknown Author
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The more passive one's life in the field, the greater the need to reverse the situation when one returns home,…
— Michael Jackson
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At the time of Holy Communion I sometimes picture my soul under the figure of a little child of three…
— Therese of Lisieux
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For, after all, put it as we may to ourselves, we are all of us from birth to death guests…
— Rebecca Harding Davis
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Instead of seeming to impose new obligations, they should appear as people who wish to share their joy, who point…
— Pope Francis
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On being the guest of honor at an awards banquet: "Thank you for making this day necessary."
— Yogi Berra
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When you're a failure in Hollywood, that's like starving to death outside a banquet hall, with smells of filet mignon…
— Marilyn Monroe
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